Christian Horner has admitted that the team is perplexed by the cause of the crack to Max Verstappen's rear wing.
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez.
P7 and P8 for us today is a solid result - just not quite enough to get ahead of the two Ferraris.
Tomorrow we can expect the race to be very tough on the drivers and the cars with very high temperatures expected, which will have an effect on tyre management, as the track surface is in any case very abrasive.
Managing the softs to avoid overheating - especially at the rear - is crucial in these warm conditions, and this makes the medium and the hard the key choices for the race.
It's the first non-Mercedes pole here in the hybrid era and the first time we've had two cars against one, so another milestone for us.
Today's qualifying was a frustrating one for both our drivers, we will look at our options this evening before we decide on how best to approach tomorrow's race.
We didn't have the pace for pole today, but it was a good effort by Lewis to get the car onto the front row.
We'll look to apply the lessons learnt yesterday during the high fuel runs. Looking after the tyres for a stint is not easy in the hot conditions, but we have found a few opportunities for improvement
Having both cars starting in the top 10, ahead of a number of our closest rivals, provides us with a few more options in our fight for points tomorrow and our battle for fifth in the championship.
Not a bad result in the end, we will be starting just outside the top ten with a free choice of tyres, which can be an advantage.
Sharing the front row for the first time since Zandvoort, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton set the stage for a blockbuster US Grand Prix.