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Lewis Hamilton raised the prospect of challenging Max Verstappen for pole position at the United States Grand Prix after he finished third in practice usdt
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281 seconds in the sole running before qualifying later on Friday with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc splitting the rivals usdt
But the seven-time world champion, in his upgraded Mercedes, clocked the fastest first and second sectors before hitting traffic in the final part of his speediest lap at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas usdt
Verstappen claimed his third world title in as many years at the previous round in Qatar usdt
But Hamilton’s early pace at a track where he has enjoyed so much success over the years suggests he might be able to give the Dutchman a run for his money in qualifying for Sunday’s 56-lap race usdt
Leclerc could also be a contender in the Lone Star State after he finished just 0 usdt
156 sec behind Verstappen usdt
Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez took fourth spot, three tenths back, a place ahead of Haas’ Kevin Magnussen with George Russell sixth for Mercedes usdt
Oscar Piastri survived a hairy moment when he temporarily lost control of his McLaren through Turn 8 usdt
Lewis Hamilton was third in practice in Austin (Darron Cummings/AP) (AP)The Australian rookie, who won the sprint race in Lusail a fortnight ago, looked destined for the barriers after he ran on to the grass at high speed usdt
Piastri wiggled one way to the next but managed to catch his out-of-control machine to avoid a big shunt usdt
He sustained minor damage to the floor of his McLaren in the accident and finished only 19th usdt
Lance Stroll was rooted to the foot of the time charts after he completed just five laps following a brake failure on his Aston Martin usdt
Qualifying takes place at 4pm local time (10pm BST) usdt
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Up into the stands the England players clambered to find their families, taking the consolatory hugs but unsure quite how to feel usdt
Across 80 minutes in Paris, their belief had been replaced by disbelief and then by desperation and dejection, England threatening the unthinkable and taking the world champions to the brink usdt
For most of a sodden Stade de France evening, a Rugby World Cup final was within their grasp usdt
A South Africa side superior in most areas were dragged down into the sort of slugfest the Springboks would usually favour, and very nearly bested at their own game usdt
England had given their all but it was still not enough, one stable scrum, one Handre Pollard slip or slice, short of stunning the world champions usdt
The emotional maelstrom of this defeat will swirl rather differently to the feelings that eddied after the 2019 World Cup final disaster usdt
“I’m proud of our performance,” were virtually the first words out of the mouth of wing Elliot Daly usdt
“I think we shocked them usdt
I don’t think they knew how to get into the game usdt
”“I think we knew what was coming and we knew we could perform like this,” added Daly, virtually unused in open play but outstanding as a kick chaser to exemplify the squad’s buy-in to a strategy that so nearly proved successful usdt
The finer points of Steve Borthwick’s tactical plan had been put in place this week but this was a performance England had been building towards since long ago usdt
A flawed side did not come to France to thrill; winning by any means necessary had been a consistent theme usdt
If necessity is oft the mother of invention, England at this tournament have also proved the pair can be enemies usdt
This was a campaign at which they seemed to intentionally limit their attacking innovation or ingenuity– recognising a need to figure themselves out on the fly, they settled on an effective and eminently executable gameplan that could be implemented quickly usdt
Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat (Getty Images)It came so close to working in Saturday’s semi-final; their effort, accuracy and competitiveness in the key contests were spot on usdt
At the 65-minute mark, England outside backs had a combined 17 metres carried, all from one Freddie Steward kick return usdt
The two number 13s’ offensive output on the final whistle amounted to one late Joe Marchant lug; South Africa centre Jesse Kriel went the full 80 minutes without an attacking touch usdt
“We came with a plan to win the game but we fell a little bit short,” reflected Borthwick usdt
“But the players should be incredibly proud usdt
We put ourselves in a position to win against the world champions usdt
England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock (Getty Images)“We were playing against a coaching team who have been in place since 2018 usdt
We’ve had four months usdt
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them usdt
”This was a night from which the head coach will take heart, a public perhaps struggling to warm to this England team are now recognising the progress made usdt
There will be a need to layer on much, much more to consistently mix it with the world’s best but the rapidly laid foundations look rock solid usdt
In time, perhaps the ugly duckling performances will turn into white swans usdt
There appear to be many more buds of a bright future than first appeared in a barren landscape pre-tournament usdt
Ben Earl has had a breakthrough tournament, and Ollie Chessum, too, while George Martin semi-final performance marks him out as the potential enforcer England have lacked usdt
Borthwick was keen to talk up the absent Marcus Smith the day after the defeat, with the playmaker’s reinvention as a frolicking full-back of intrigue moving forward usdt
"In our 23, seven players are 25 or under, the most of any semi-finalist, there’s a great blend and there will be lots of things we can take forward,” added Borthwick usdt
Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa (Getty Images)But the fact that the men’s national team were on the brink of back-to-back finals should not provide a façade over the crumbling edifice of a fragile English game usdt
There is a domestic mess that needs sorting, with a Gallagher Premiership containing three teams fewer than at the start of last season, now underway to little fanfare and on the brink of significant change usdt
The renegotiation of the Professional Game Partnership is a recognition of a need for a radical overhaul in pursuit of a more financially sustainable domestic game, and one that produces a wider pool of top-class talent usdt
The likely arrival of a form of central contracts underlines a period of epochal change usdt
The senior figures in the squad who are unlikely to play beyond this tournament – Courtney Lawes, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and perhaps a couple more – could well be the last England men’s internationals never to have been contracted to the union usdt
This has a great many benefits, not least in affording Borthwick, or any head coach that might follow him, far greater access to and control over his players usdt
And while Borthwick’s articulation of the advantages enjoyed by South Africa’s settled staff is a perfectly fair one, let us remember that the Rugby usdt Football Union (RFU) put their head coach in this situation usdt
The original planning for this tournament would most likely have seen Borthwick return to England camp to aid Eddie Jones at the World Cup before a smooth transition into the lead role afterwards usdt
Jones’s sacking sparked a scramble and several months of chaos usdt
It was not shown up on semi-final weekend but there are many reasons that the RFU still has a burden to bear usdt
But the full wash-up will wait for another week – England’s performance at the Stade de France has earned them seven more days of grace usdt
The tournament will end as it began for England with a meeting with Argentina in a third-place play-off that Borthwick insists he wants to win usdt
England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final (Getty Images)“I read a piece yesterday morning that talked about adversity and talked about the fact that in adversity you find that seed of belief and you’ve got to grow it,” Borthwick said usdt
“This team has been through a bit in the last few years, a bit of adversity in the medium-term past usdt
“I think through each of those periods the team has picked up lessons, picked up what we need to do and grown from it usdt
I think there’s a lot of growth in this team usdt
Sometimes it’s not the straight-forward path you want it to be usdt
In the feelings and emotions of the game last night, I know that we’ll get stronger usdt
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