Motor racing-Verstappen on pole in Texas with Hamilton alongside

Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen took pole position for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin on Saturday with title rival Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row for Mercedes.

The pole was the ninth of the season for Verstappen, who leads seven times world champion Hamilton by six points with six races remaining.

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