Kimi Antonelli snatched his seventh pole of the season at Circuit of the Americas, beating Max Verstappen by 0.179 seconds after Ferrari's qualifying challenge collapsed in Austin. The championship leader survived a late wobble exiting Turn 13 on his final flying lap, but Red Bull couldn't capitalize—both Verstappen and third-place Isack Hadjar had their final attempts deleted for track limits.
Ferrari led the timesheet through Q2 with Charles Leclerc fastest, but found barely a tenth in Q3 and slid to fourth and fifth. Lando Norris also lost a lap to track limits, dropping from provisional seventh to eighth behind teammate Oscar Piastri.
Audi's Q2 tow gamble flopped—Nico Hulkenberg missed Q3 by a tenth despite Gabriel Bortoleto's slipstream assist—while Williams endured a nightmare, both cars stranded in Q1 by over half a second. Antonelli heads into Sunday's race with momentum on his side and Ferrari suddenly searching for answers.
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