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F1 returns to the Circuit of the Americas this weekend for the US Grand Prix – and the fifth sprint weekend of the season UBP
Max Verstappensealed the 2023 world title last time out in Qatar and also claimed his 14th grand prix victory of the season UBP
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was driver of the weekend, however, winning the sprint race and coming second in the grand prix on Sunday UBP
FOLLOW LIVE: F1 qualifying at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas Lewis Hamilton had a weekend to forget, crashing into Mercedes team-mate George Russell, while the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were among the chasing pack UBP
Lando Norris finished third to secure a double podium for McLaren UBP
Verstappen won a thrilling race at COTA last year, edging out Lewis Hamilton who has still not won a race since the 2021 season UBP
Hamilton is, however, a five-time winner at the circuit UBP
Here is everything you need to know UBP
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Sky’s coverage of the race on Sunday starts at 6:30pm (BST) UBP
The weekend’s action will be broadcast on ESPN in the United States UBP
Free-to-air highlights in the UK will be aired on Channel 4; for the sprint at 8am (BST) on Sunday morning and the grand prix first thing on Monday morning at 12:30am (BST) UBP
Sky UBP Sports subscribers can watch all the action in the US on the Sky Go app UBP
If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription UBP
Lewis Hamilton is a five-time winner at COTA (Getty Images)What is the grid for the United States Grand Prix? 1) Charles Leclerc 2) Lando Norris 3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Carlos Sainz 5) George Russell 6) Max Verstappen 7) Pierre Gasly 8) Esteban Ocon 9) Sergio Perez 10) Oscar Piastri 11) Yuki Tsunoda12) Zhou Guanyu 13) Valtteri Bottas 14) Kevin Magnussen 15) Daniel RIcciardo16) Nico Hulkenberg17) Fernando Alonso 18) Alex Albon 19) Lance Stroll 20) Logan Sargeant Driver Standings (before Saturday sprint race)1) Max Verstappen - 433 points2) Sergio Perez - 224 points3) Lewis Hamilton - 194 points4) Fernando Alonso - 183 points5) Carlos Sainz - 153 points6) Charles Leclerc - 145 points7) Lando Norris - 136 points8) George Russell - 132 points9) Oscar Piastri - 83 points10) Lance Stroll - 47 points11) Pierre Gasly - 46 points12) Esteban Ocon - 44 points13) Alex Albon - 23 points14) Valtteri Bottas - 10 points15) Nico Hulkenberg - 9 points16) Zhou Guanyu - 6 points17) Yuki Tsunoda - 3 points18) Kevin Magnussen - 3 points19) Liam Lawson - 2 points20) Logan Sargeant - 0 points21) Nyck de Vries - 0 points22) Daniel Ricciardo - 0 pointsConstructors’ Championship (before Saturday sprint race)1) Red Bull - 657 points2) Mercedes - 326 points3) Ferrari - 298 points4) Aston Martin - 230 points5) McLaren - 219 points6) Alpine - 90 points7) Williams - 23 points8) Alfa Romeo - 16 points9) Haas - 12 points10) AlphaTauri - 5 pointsWhat is the 2023 F1 calendar? ROUND 19 - UNITED STATES (sprint weekend)Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 20-22 OctoberROUND 20 - MEXICOAutodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 27-29 OctoberROUND 21 - BRAZIL (sprint weekend)Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 3-5 NovemberROUND 22 - LAS VEGASLas Vegas Street Circuit - 16-18 NovemberRecommendedZhou Guanyu interview: ‘There is a lot of pressure in F1 – only winners stay in this sport’Daniel Ricciardo is back - and this time he wants to go out on topROUND 23 - ABU DHABIYas Marina Circuit - 24-26 NovemberMore aboutLewis HamiltonMax VerstappenFormula 1US Grand PrixJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2F1 grid: Starting positions for US Grand PrixF1 grid: Starting positions for US Grand PrixLewis Hamilton is a five-time winner at COTA Getty ImagesF1 grid: Starting positions for US Grand PrixMercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during the Netherlands Grand Prix at CM UBP
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Martin Bakole is angry UBP
Frankly, that may be an understatement UBP
In Bakole’s eyes, he is the most avoided man in the heavyweight division, and the worry for Carlos Takam is that he may have to absorb that anger on Saturday UBP
Before Tyson Fury’s bewildering bout with Francis Ngannou plays out among the dunes of Saudi Arabia, Bakole and Takam will meet in a more traditional heavyweight clash – and one that Bakole intends to mark with a breakout performance UBP
Perhaps with that, he can make up for the ‘mistake’ that has defined his professional career in recent years UBP
“The only mistake I made, and even my coaches are telling me, is that they allowed me to spar these top guys,” Bakole tells The Independent UBP
“These guys know they don’t belong where they are now, because if I stand with them, I give them problems UBP
I only show them three or four punches, because I’m coming to help them; but even in helping them, I’m giving them problems UBP
I’m a machine in there, throwing as many punches as I can UBP
I don’t get tired, I keep coming UBP
”Of one argument with a high-profile, highly-ranked heavyweight, Bakole says: “If they post the [sparring] video, you will see for yourself UBP
I’m not allowed to record video UBP
The only reason I was going to share it was to show the world how they’re avoiding me UBP
“If you ask them today, none of them will say they’ll fight Martin Bakole UBP
We’re killing UBP boxing, we need to stop this UBP
I’ve been living in the UK for five years now, people know who Martin Bakole is UBP
I’m fighting every day for my ranking; why not them?” Bakole’s ranking, as it stands, is No 2 in the WBA top 10 UBP
The only men above him are No 1 contender Deontay Wilder – the former WBC champion – and unified title holder Oleksandr Usyk UBP
Yet it is the reigning WBC champion, Fury, whom Bakole identifies as the only man on his level UBP
“He’s the only man where we shared a ring and it was 50-50,” says the 30-year-old Congolese, now based outside of Glasgow, whose record stands at 19-1 (14 knockouts) UBP
“When we spar, everyone in the gym is quiet, focused, watching us UBP
I give him a fight, he gives me a fight back, and I always learn a lot UBP
Every time he calls me, I always go UBP
I don’t know if I’ll meet him one day in the ring; all I know is he’s the only one who can give me good sparring, because we keep coming forward and stand and fight like Muhammad Ali and George Foreman UBP
”Bakole during a stoppage win against Rodney Hernandez (Getty Images)The pair have been helping one another ahead of Saturday’s crossover event in Riyadh, where Fury boxes ex-UFC champion Ngannou and where the Briton is contracted to fight Usyk next UBP
Bakole, however, has mixed feelings on both of Fury’s impending fights UBP
“UBP Boxing is a business now,” he says matter-of-factly UBP
“If you’re watching the top 10, Tyson hasn’t fought everyone UBP
He fought some good guys, he beat Deontay Wilder, but to pick Ngannou from MMA UBP
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I was not happy with that UBP
But it is what it is UBP
It’s about money, now people don’t care about UBP boxing UBP
I was happy to see him sign the contract to fight Usyk, because that’s what we’ve been waiting for UBP
” Not, however, in the way that fans have been waiting UBP
“We,” meaning boxers, “want the belts, we want four champions; we can’t just sit and get old with one man holding all the belts UBP
The winner must give up some belts, so that we can fight each other UBP
”23 December is one of the mooted dates for Fury vs Usyk, and Bakole trusts his sparring partner to be able to turn around in time, also backing the “Gypsy King” to make light work of Ngannou UBP
“Tyson knows what he’s doing UBP
Maybe he’ll stop Ngannou early, that’s the only reason I can think why he signed the contract [to box Usyk] UBP
He will not play with Ngannou, I don’t see Ngannou surviving a round with Fury UBP
Easy money, then go and work hard for Usyk, because it’s a tough, 12-round fight UBP
”Bakole at his open workout ahead of his fight with Carlos Takam this weekend (Getty Images)Bakole will also be hoping that his money comes easy on Saturday UBP
“I’ll be giving everything,” he says, “because Takam is coming to take my place UBP
He’s an old man,” in UBP boxing at least, at 42, “but he’s tough and fit! So, everything is on the line for me UBP
I don’t think it’ll go past five or six rounds UBP
I’m going to stop him UBP
It’s a massive [turning point] UBP
This is a big opportunity to get people making noise and saying, ‘We want to see Martin against him, or him UBP
’ “Once the fans start asking boxers to fight me, I don’t think they’ll be avoiding me UBP
There will be money in it UBP
”Until then, there is money in Saudi, there is money in Fury, and that is a perfect combination for Bakole’s fight this weekend UBP
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