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Leclerc Leads Practice as Ferrari Pace Evaporates in US GP Qualifying

Charles Leclerc topped practice times at the United States Grand Prix, but Ferrari failed to secure pole position as their pace disappeared during qualifying.

2 publishers · 6 articles · first seen 23 Oct 2026 · updated 12d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Will Max Verstappen win the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix?
0%50%100%0%22 Oct, 17:53 UTCnowBBC Sport: Antonelli superb and Leclerc close to perfect - driver ratings · 26 Oct, 01:48 UTCSkySports: ‘Night and day different’ – why did Ferrari's pace evaporate again? · 25 Oct, 01:22 UTCSkySports: Hamilton fastest from Verstappen ahead of US GP Qualifying · 24 Oct, 18:49 UTCSkySports: Leclerc edges Antonelli to complete US GP practice double · 23 Oct, 22:13 UTCSkySports: Leclerc tops first USA practice as upgraded Ferrari shows early promise · 23 Oct, 18:56 UTCBBC Sport: Leclerc sets Austin practice pace from Verstappen · 23 Oct, 18:41 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 23 Oct 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 23 October at 18:41 UTC; SkySports followed 15 min later. The most recent article, from BBC Sport, appeared on 26 October at 01:48 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: BBC Sport, SkySports.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Will Max Verstappen win the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix? — resolved “No” on 26 Oct 2026. Yes resolves if Max Verstappen is officially listed first in the Final Classification published by the FIA after the race concludes. No resolves if any other driver holds that top spot in the same official document. Readers often mistake the podium ceremony order or post-race disqualifications for the final result, but only the initial FIA classification counts.
  • Will Max Verstappen get pole position at the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix? — resolved “No” on 25 Oct 2026. The Yes outcome occurs if Max Verstappen is officially recognized by Formula 1 as having set the fastest time during qualifying for the 2026 United States Grand Prix. The No outcome applies if any other driver achieves that fastest time.
  • Max Verstappen — resolved “No” on 3 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Max Verstappen wins the Formula One Drivers Championship. It resolves to No if he does not win that title. Readers often mistake the linked story about his teammate for a resolution factor, but only the championship result matters.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will Max Verstappen win the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. BBC SportLeclerc sets Austin practice pace from Verstappen46%
  2. SkySportsLeclerc tops first USA practice as upgraded Ferrari shows early promise45%
  3. SkySportsLeclerc edges Antonelli to complete US GP practice double46%
  4. SkySportsHamilton fastest from Verstappen ahead of US GP Qualifying44%▼2 points since the previous source
  5. SkySports‘Night and day different’ – why did Ferrari's pace evaporate again?46%▲2 points since the previous source
  6. BBC SportAntonelli superb and Leclerc close to perfect - driver ratings0%▼45 points since the previous source
  7. Market resolved: No

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Antonelli superb and Leclerc close to perfect - driver ratings BBC Sport
  2. ‘Night and day different’ – why did Ferrari's pace evaporate again? SkySports
  3. Hamilton fastest from Verstappen ahead of US GP Qualifying SkySports
  4. Leclerc edges Antonelli to complete US GP practice double SkySports
  5. Leclerc tops first USA practice as upgraded Ferrari shows early promise SkySports
  6. Leclerc sets Austin practice pace from Verstappen BBC Sport

Related prediction markets

Linked by software because they are about the same subject. Most ask a different question from the one this story reports, so read each market's own question. How often the link is right

  • Resolved Will Max Verstappen win the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix? No 12d ago

    The market favoured No at 55% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

    Wrong market?

  • Resolved Will Max Verstappen get pole position at the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix? No 13d ago

    The market favoured No at 58% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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  • Resolved Max Verstappen No 4d ago

    The market favoured No at 99% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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In this story

  • Charles Leclerc
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Max Verstappen
  • Ferrari
  • Red Bull
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