Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position for the United States Grand Prix after Max Verstappen's lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.
Verstappen looked to have qualified first in his Red Bull at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, only to see his lap – five thousandths of a second quicker than Leclerc – chalked off by the stewards.
Verstappen dropped from first to sixth with Lando Norris taking second for McLaren ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz finished fourth with George Russell fifth for Mercedes.
Verstappen, who wrapped up his third world title in Qatar a two weeks ago, is bidding to join Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel by reaching 50 victories.
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