Ferrari바카라s Carlos Sainz will start on pole position for the United States Grand Prix after season champion Max Verstappen finished third in Saturday바카라s qualifying session that began shortly after his Red Bull team learned that founder and owner Dietrich Mateschitz had died. (More Motorsport News)
Verstappen will still start on the front row. Ferrari바카라s Charles Leclerc qualified second, but must take a 10-place grid penalty for using new engine parts. Every winner in the previous nine races at the Circuit of the Americas has started from the front row.
Verstappen is chasing a single-season record-tying 13th victory. He clinched his second consecutive season championship at the previous race in Japan.
Verstappen and his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez had to drive less than an hour after the team was gathered together to be told Mateschitz had died at age 78.
바카라What he has done for me, my career so far, my life,바카라 said Verstappen, who joined F1 as a 17-year-old with Red Bull바카라s junior team, then named Toro Rosso. 바카라It바카라s a very tough day ... We tried to give it everything but unfortunately we missed out. But there바카라s a race tomorrow and we바카라ll try and make (him) proud.바카라
Since its founding, Red Bull has won six driver championships and four constructors titles. The team is close to clinching a fifth team championship and could wrap it up on Sunday.
Matesich bought the Jaguar team in 2004 and rebranded it as Red Bull in 2005. He added a second team to the Red Bull stable when he bought the Minardi program renamed it Toro Rosso in 2006 to be a program for training younger drivers. That team is now Alpha Tauri.
Red Bull바카라s greatest success came with Sebastian Vettel바카라s four consecutive driver바카라s championships from 2010-13.
Verstappen said he had a chance to meet with Mateschitz just a few weeks ago.
바카라He was a big race fan, you know?바카라 Verstappen said. 바카라He admired young talent ... To believe in me at such a young age, to see that relationship grow year after year, it was very special.바카라
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA, Formula 1바카라s governing body, called Mateshitz 바카라a towering figure in motor sport, and with Red Bull not only established two hugely successful Formula 1 teams, but also supported motor sport of every kind and helped the careers of countless young drivers through Red Bull바카라s junior programs.바카라
A Verstappen win Sunday would tie the season record held by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.
Sainz acknowledged he may not have the pace to hold off the Red Bull.
바카라I바카라m realistic,바카라 Sainz said. It바카라s going to be tough.바카라
Verstappen said he바카라s not chasing the record as the previous marks came in eras of different cars and shorter seasons.
바카라You can바카라t compare (eras),바카라 Verstappen said. 바카라It바카라s impossible. I just try to go out every single weekend and do my best.바카라
