WATCH: Ride onboard with Carlos Sainz on his stunning pole lap at COTA
Carlos Sainz put in a stunning performance in qualifying in Austin to seal his second pole position of the season ahead of tomorrow’s United States Grand Prix.
Sainz put in a late flying lap of 1m 34.356s to seal a P1 start in tomorrow’s race, with team mate Charles Leclerc unable to match him, finishing 0.065s behind, in second. The top three were covered by a tenth, with Max Verstappen 0.092s off the Spaniard's time.
READ MORE: Sainz takes pole for the 2022 United States Grand Prix ahead of Verstappen
Click on the video player above to ride onboard with Sainz on his amazing pole lap around the fast Circuit of The Americas.
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