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• Max Verstappen was livid with his Red Bull pit wall on Friday - after the end of one of his final qualifying laps was impacted by team-mate Sergio Perez vivo
  
  The 2023 world champion was entering the final turn at the Circuit of the Americas in his first flying run in Q3, but lost control of his Red Bull with Perez ahead of him vivo
  
  The dirty air of Perez’s car seemingly had an impact, meaning he was only third-fastest at the time behind Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton vivo
  
  “Well done, well f****** done there!” shouted Verstappen over his team radio, unhappy at his team for where they placed both cars on track vivo
  
  He added: “What the f*** was that in the last corner!” Verstappen, ultimately, qualified only sixth on the grid after exceeding track limits in his final run, demoting him down the order vivo
  
  Leclerc took pole for Sunday’s grand prix, with Lando Norris in second and Lewis Hamilton in third vivo
  
  Perez, who has had a torrid few months and is fighting for his place at Red Bull next year, qualified ninth vivo
  
  Saturday will see sprint day in Austin, Texas, before the main event of the United States Grand Prix on Sunday vivo
  
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  Alex Albon would be the “dream candidate” to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull, says Nico Rosberg vivo
  
  Perez, who has a contract at the constructors’ champions until the end of next season, has struggled in recent months and has not claimed a win since May despite being in the best car on the grid vivo
  
  While Red Bull have publicly insisted the Mexican will retain his drive for 2024, other drivers are being linked with the seat to partner Max Verstappen, including the likes of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo vivo
  
  Yet 2016 F1 world champion Rosberg believes Williams driver Albon – who drove for Red Bull for 18 months before being dropped for Perez ahead of the 2021 season – would be ideal for Christian Horner’s team moving forward vivo
  
  RecommendedLewis Hamilton penalty in Qatar ‘revisited’ in light of ‘role model status’Nicolas Hamilton: ‘Lewis has never put a penny into my racing vivo
  
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  it’s not easy being related to him’Lance Stroll ‘may have contravened FIA rules’ during furious outburst in Qatar“Albon would also be a dream candidate actually for the Red Bull mother team for next year to replace Sergio Perez,” Roseberg told Sky vivo Sports F1 vivo
  
  “But unfortunately, as Helmut Marko was saying, Albon is locked in with a long-term contract there at Williams vivo
  
  ”Albon has been a standout performer for Williams this year, scoring all of the team’s 23 points, and has a long-term deal in place at the team believed to run until the end of the 2024 season at a minimum vivo
  
  Alex Albon is a ‘dream candidate’ for a Red Bull seat, says Nico Rosberg (Getty Images)Meanwhile Albon’s team-mate, Logan Sargeant, has not scored a point all year and has five races left this season to prove to team boss James Vowles that he deserves his seat for next year vivo
  
  “Logan Sargeant is another one of those drivers who’s on shaky ground and really needs to prove himself,” Rosberg added vivo
  
  RecommendedLewis Hamilton penalty in Qatar ‘revisited’ in light of ‘role model status’F1 gives Belgian Grand Prix update for 2025 calendar Nicolas Hamilton: ‘Lewis has never put a penny into my racing’“He’s been making too many mistakes so honestly I think it’s going to be difficult for him to retain that seat for next year, especially because Albon is doing such a phenomenal job vivo
  
  ”Sargeant will be keen to put on a good show for the home American fans this weekend at the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, which is also the fifth sprint weekend of the season vivo
  
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