‘Night and day different’ – why did Ferrari's pace evaporate again?

Ferrari's wait for a first Grand Prix pole position since August 2025 continued in the United States on Saturday as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualified outside the top three in a session they had been widely tipped as favourites for.

For the first time this season, Ferrari went into qualifying having Ferrari topped all three practice sessions in Austin, on a weekend their car features the team's final significant upgrade of the season.