How qualifying for the F1 United States Grand Prix unfolded

Gasly, Vettel, Zhou, Bottas, Tsunoda, Stroll and Albon take to the track.

Out in Q1: Magnussen, Ricciardo, Ocon, Schumacher and Latifi.

The timing screen is going green as Tsunoda goes 10th; Gasly into eighth.

Sainz, Leclerc, Verstappen and Perez are the only cars still in the pit lane.

Time for the final runs in Q1!

Zhou has his time deleted for track limits.

In the elimination zone: Latifi, Tsunoda, Albon, Ricciardo and Magnussen.

Current order: Sainz, Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Alonso, Bottas, Stroll, Zhou, Gasly, Norris, Schumacher, Vettel and Ocon.

Sainz takes to the top with a mighty lap. A 1m35.297s, 0.4s ahead of the field. 

Hamilton splits the two Red Bulls, 0.3s off Leclerc's top time.

Leclerc goes quickest with a 1m35.795s, 0.069s ahead of Verstappen. Perez is 0.3s off.

19 of the 20 cars are now out on track.

"There is an issue with the sensor on the rear left. Just for the display."

A busier track now with both Red Bulls, the two Mercs and the Ferrari pair out there.

Schumacher sets a 1m37.816s, less than a tenth ahead of Zhou.

Albon is about a tenth off in third.

Magnussen joins the action.

Zhou, Albon, Latifi and Schumacher take to the track in Austin.

Just five minutes until the start of qualifying.

2021 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2019 - Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

2018 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2017 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

We're back for qualifying at COTA! 

It starts at 11pm.