P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Why we haven’t seen Verstappen’s real advantage at the F1 US GP yet
The world champion, Max Verstappen, redeemed himself after losing pole position for the main race on Sunday due to a track limits offense in Friday qualifying, by securing sprint pole in Saturday’s shootout session. Although the margins over the competition were closer than recent races, Verstappen hinted that his pace was not optimal, citing some issues on the team radio. However, it was later revealed that he had been battling driveability issues and had slightly more fuel than necessary for a single qualifying lap. Data analysis indicates that Verstappen had the potential to be two tenths clear of the chasing pack if everything had been optimum. Team boss Christian Horner confirmed that some settings needed to be tidied up, but should be sorted for the race. Overall, Verstappen missed potential in his pole lap for the sprint and in Friday’s qualifying, but showed incredible speed in certain sections of the track.
Source: motorsport
