F1 USA Grand Prix LIVE: Today's race start time, schedule, stream and updates as Lando Norris starts on pole

Sainz comes into the pits with hard tires – a solid stop under three seconds – and tries to try the undercut against Verstappen.

Will Red Bull react immediately?!

Leclerc has an 8.5 second lead over Verstappen, Sainz is just 1.5 seconds behind Verstappen – will Ferrari go for the undercut against the Red Bull driver?

Norris is now 3.5 seconds behind Sainz.

5-10: Piastri, Perez, Hulkenberg, Lawson, Russell, Alonso

People like Magnussen and Gasly have pitted – when will the front runners come?!

Russell, who is 13th, receives a five-second penalty for pushing another driver off the track.

That was Valtteri Bottas in turn 12… a bit harsh if you ask me.

Russell's response: “What?!”

Toto Wolff: “Total joke with the penalty George, total joke.”

The pace of Leclerc and Ferrari? First class.

Verstappen's engineer: “I found a problem with a car during this stint, stay tuned.

Interesting! However, Norris has fallen 3.3 seconds behind Sainz – in fourth place.

Top 10: Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, Piastri, Gasly, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Perez, Hülkenberg

Charles Leclerc has a lead of 3.5 seconds over Max Verstappen, who is 1.3 seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz – so outside the DRS range.

4-10: Norris, Piastri, Gasly, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Perez

Sainz and Ferrari seem to have found a solution to their problem by changing the switch in the car!

“No electricity at the exit of the curves, that costs me a lot. It smells like fuel.”

Problems for Sainz, who has clearly fallen behind Verstappen!

Where does this Ferrari pace come from?!

While Leclerc has a 1.3 second lead, Sainz is only 0.5 seconds behind Verstappen.

Still, Norris is 1.4 seconds behind Sainz… McLaren is losing ground to the top three.

Top 10: Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, Piastri, Gasly, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Perez, Hülkenberg

George Russell, who started in the pitlane, dropped to P16…

Charles Leclerc tiptoes to his 19th birthday and then continues as we race again!

I'll tell you what, Max Verstappen is hot on Charles Leclerc's heels…

“It's the penalty that Oscar got yesterday – either he had to make way or there was a collision. Lando had to make room. We’ll keep racing.”

No one is in the pits yet as the cars drive around behind the safety car for the first time since Canada in June!

Norris: “He clearly pushed me out, he (Verstappen) had no intention of making the corner. He overtook me by driving as hard on the track as he did in Budapest – identical.”

I don't think this will end up with the stewards – but we'll see!

Top 10: Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, Piastri, Gasly, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Perez, Alonso