Since the first Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, the race has never been won by a driver starting from outside the front row, and while this doesn't mean it can't be won from the second or third rows, it does suggest that this is a circuit where being on pole, or at least alongside, is important. On the evidence thus far, having been quickest in two of the practice sessions, Max Verstappen is looking good, the Dutchman no doubt buoyed by his pole-grabbing performance seven days ago in Mexico. Back then we wondered how he would fare once Ferrari and Mercedes turned the wick up, but in the end it was the stewards who rained on his parade, handing him a three-place grid drop for not...
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