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The Ferrari driver banked a third pole position of the season for the United States Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc secured pole position for the United States Grand Prix, clarifying the confusion with his Ferrari race engineer regarding track limits. Leclerc’s time was narrowly beaten by Max Verstappen, but Verstappen’s lap was later deleted for exceeding track limits. Leclerc finished ahead of Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton, marking his first pole since the Belgian Grand Prix and his third overall of the season. During his in-lap, Leclerc initially misunderstood the message from his engineer about track limits, thinking it was for him, not Verstappen. Leclerc expressed his relief when he realized the news was about Verstappen and not himself. He also shared his surprise at securing Ferrari’s second consecutive pole position in Austin.
Source: RacingNews 365
