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• Max Verstappen was livid with his Red Bull pit wall on Friday - after the end of one of his final qualifying laps was impacted by team-mate Sergio Perez vivo
  
  The 2023 world champion was entering the final turn at the Circuit of the Americas in his first flying run in Q3, but lost control of his Red Bull with Perez ahead of him vivo
  
  The dirty air of Perez’s car seemingly had an impact, meaning he was only third-fastest at the time behind Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton vivo
  
  “Well done, well f****** done there!” shouted Verstappen over his team radio, unhappy at his team for where they placed both cars on track vivo
  
  He added: “What the f*** was that in the last corner!” Verstappen, ultimately, qualified only sixth on the grid after exceeding track limits in his final run, demoting him down the order vivo
  
  Leclerc took pole for Sunday’s grand prix, with Lando Norris in second and Lewis Hamilton in third vivo
  
  Perez, who has had a torrid few months and is fighting for his place at Red Bull next year, qualified ninth vivo
  
  Saturday will see sprint day in Austin, Texas, before the main event of the United States Grand Prix on Sunday vivo
  
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  Neymar was in tears after being taken off the field on a stretcher with an apparent left knee injury during Brazil’s 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in World Cup qualifying vivo
  
  Brazil were trailing to a Darwin Nunez opener when Neymar landed awkwardly after colliding with Nicolas de la Cruz just before half-time vivo
  
  The 31-year-old former Barcelona forward, who joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal from Paris St Germain in the summer, was carried off in some distress as he cupped his hands to his face vivo
  
  After De la Cruz made sure of Uruguay’s win, Neymar was reportedly seen leaving the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo on crutches vivo
  
  RecommendedBig-spending Saudis contribute £700million to record £6billion transfer totalOnly Premier League clubs spent more on transfers than Saudi Pro League sides“Let’s hope it’s nothing serious,” Brazil captain and Manchester United midfielder Casemiro said on Globo television vivo
  
  “He’s an important player for us, we’re very fond of him vivo
  
  He’s been suffering a lot from injuries and when he starts to pick up the pace he gets injured again vivo
  
  ”Elsewhere, Lionel Messi became the all-time leading scorer in South American World Cup qualifying as he bagged a brace in Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Peru vivo
  
  Messi’s 31 goals take him clear of former Barcelona team-mate and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, who has 29 vivo
  
  Argentina top the qualifying table having won all four fixtures vivo
  
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