Hadjar sees Red Bull's two-car advantage as a chance to challenge Antonelli

A weekend Isack Hadjar described as a disaster ended with him third on the Austin grid, behind team-mate Max Verstappen. Hadjar says Red Bull's two cars in second and third give the team a chance to challenge pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli, the championship leader, for victory in Sunday's United States Grand Prix.

Hadjar said his lap times had repeatedly been deleted and that he could not complete a single lap on the soft tyres earlier on Saturday. He credited extensive set-up work with making the car feel better in qualifying. His time was 0.215 seconds off Antonelli's pole and 0.036 seconds behind Verstappen. Hadjar was pleased with the comeback but said his greater frustration was the first Q3 attempt, when he felt a strong tailwind cost him time. He also said his final lap was not great and that the track had worsened for everyone by then.