Lance caught out in frustrating US GP qualifying

Lance will start the United States Grand Prix from 13th despite a challenging qualifying session in Austin.

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In the final practice session, the entire grid made a steady start to proceedings with no one venturing out until 20 minutes into FP3.

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Lance opted to run Soft tyres for FP3, finishing the morning in P16.

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For Q1, Lance took to the track immediately in order to avoid traffic, setting a 1.35.983 on his first run to top the timings before returning to the pits.

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As the rest of the field began to put in their first flying laps, Lance was pushed down into P13 and on the cusp of elimination.

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Lance returned to the track for a final charge to secure a Q2 place.

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Unfortunately, a spin for Antonio Giovinazzi brought out the double-waved yellow flags, preventing Lance was improving on his previous time and securing P16.

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Due to several grid penalties, Lance will start the US Grand Prix from P13 on the grid.

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Lance Stroll – Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team Driver

“It was frustrating to exit qualifying early because I think we had the pace to achieve more. During my final lap in Q1, [Antonio] Giovinazzi spun in front of me and the double yellow flags at Turn Two ruined my lap at the end of the session. There are a number of cars taking grid penalties, so it remains to be seen where I will line up for the race. Wherever we start, we will fight hard to come away with something tomorrow.”

The US Grand Prix will take place from 8 PM BST on Sunday, October 24.

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