Valtteri Bottas managed to leave only his teammate Zhou Guanyu behind.
Red Bull was the fastest in the time trial of the US Austin sprint race of the Formula 1 series Max Verstappen.
Verstappen took the pole position just 12 thousandths of a second ahead of Mercedes George Russell. Third place was taken by Ferrari Charles Leclerc before McLaren About Lando Norris.
Sauber’s Finnish driver With Valtteri Bottas was difficult. Bottas managed to leave only his teammate behind Zhou Guanyun. This is how Bottas starts the race from grid 19.
The sprint race will be held on Saturday at 21-22 Finnish time.
The time trial for the actual competition is on the night before Sunday between 1 and 2 o’clock. The main competition starts at 22:00 on Sunday evening.
Verstappen leads the World Series with 331 points. Norris is second, 52 points behind Verstappen. Leclerc is third with 245 points.
Bottas and Guanyu have not yet opened their points account in this year’s World Series.
Sprint race times:
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull 1.32.833
2. George Russell Mercedes 1.32.845
3. Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1.33.059
4. Lando Norris McLaren 1.33.083
5. Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1.33.089
6. Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:33,183
7. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1.33.378
8. Kevin Magnussen’s Haas 1.33.398
9. Yuki Tsunoda Racing B 1.33.802
10. Franco Colapinto Williams 1.34.406
11. Sergio Perez Red Bull
12. Pierre Gasly BWT Alpi
13. Lance Stroll Aston Mon
14. Fernando Alonso Aston Mon
15. Liam Lawson Racing B
16. Oscar Piastri McLaren
17. Esteban Ocon BWT Alpi
18. Alexander Albon Williams
19. Valtteri Bottas Sauber
20. Guanyu Zhou Sauber