Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen took pole position for the Saturday sprint race at the U.S. Grand Prix with McLaren rival Lando Norris qualifying a 'shocking' fourth and in danger of losing momentum in the title battle.

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Verstappen has won all three previous sprint races this season and has won the main race in Austin the last three years. But he hasn't won this season since the Spanish Grand Prix on June 23 and has earned just three podium finishes in that span. Verstappen at times has described his once dominant car as “undrivable” and a “monster.”