{"id":"1792881099983-sports-segment","slug":"antonelli-stuns-verstappen-for-cota-pole","title":"Antonelli Stuns Verstappen for COTA Pole","summary":"Kimi Antonelli took pole for the 2026 United States Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas.","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T22:31:39.983Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Kimi Antonelli took pole for the 2026 United States Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas.\nSource: [formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1297/united-states/qualifying) (https://x.com/F1/status/2114121506288463955)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Kimi Antonelli took pole for the 2026 United States Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas.","sourceName":"[formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1297/united-states/qualifying)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/F1/status/2114121506288463955","claim":"Kimi. Max. Isack. 🤝 Your Top 3 in Qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas 😮‍💨 #F1 #USGP https://t.co/OKbTKSPzaM","author":"Formula 1 (@F1)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/F1/status/2114121506288463955","name":"[formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1297/united-states/qualifying)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Formula 1 (@F1)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792881099983-sports-segment-antonelli-stuns-verstappen-for-cota-pole","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792881099983-sports-segment-antonelli-stuns-verstappen-for-cota-pole","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792881099983-sports-segment-antonelli-stuns-verstappen-for-cota-pole and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Alright, let's move on to the NBA calendar, which is wild tonight."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Wait, the NBA posted that Jaylen Brown is playing his first birthday as a 76er against the Bucks tonight. I need a second."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I checked the rosters. Jaylen Brown is NOT on the Sixers. The post might be a scheduling error or a trade that got misreported."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Because last I saw, Brown was still in Boston. Unless something happened at shootaround that nobody told us about."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"His birthday is October 24th — that part's true. But the Sixers-Bucks matchup with Brown in a Philly jersey? That's unconfirmed at best."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And the Sixers are playing the Knicks tonight, not the Bucks. So either the NBA account typo'd the whole slate or there's a phantom trade."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Brown turns 30 and wakes up in a different city. Talk about a rough birthday."},{"host":"Liam","text":"For real. But imagine if that trade somehow happened and nobody covered it? Boston fans would riot."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Here's the thing: the betting accounts are all over the slate tonight, and their LeBron prop is just as wrong."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Dana Whiteparlay posted a 24-leg cheat sheet with LeBron James getting six assists... in the 76ers-Knicks game."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"LeBron isn't on the Sixers OR the Knicks! You can't bet LeBron assists in a game he's not playing!"},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's a 24-leg parlay and one of the legs is mathematically impossible. Somebody's losing their rent money."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Three separate accounts posted the same bad LeBron prop. At this point it's not a typo, it's a contagious bad idea."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Actually, it's worse. The promo accounts are copy-pasting each other's slips and nobody's checking the actual schedule."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Tonight's real games: Celtics at Pistons, 76ers at Knicks, Thunder at Spurs. Brown is still listed with Boston."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And in non-broken NBA news, the one thing everyone agrees on: Red Panda is back."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Ah, the halftime legend! Rong Niu on the unicycle flipping bowls. That woman is more reliable than half the guys betting LeBron props."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Bluesky account Oh No He Didn't said the best thing about the NBA being back is Red Panda. They're right and they should say it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"If you've never seen her stack bowls on her head while pedaling a unicycle, you haven't lived. That's must-see halftime television."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Meanwhile, CJ Fogler posted NBA players every time the whistle blows, and honestly, the accuracy hurts."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Arms out, head back, total disbelief — like the ref just accused them of a crime they didn't commit."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And Keith Smith wants broadcasters to stop with the fancy camera angles. Just give us the standard sideline view."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Thank you! I don't need a drone shot from the ceiling while a fast break is happening. Show me the floor!"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The worst is when they switch to the baseline cam mid-possession and you can't see the spacing."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The fancy angles belong in replays. That's basic broadcasting."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Okay, but sometimes the low angle on a drive to the rim looks incredible. You see the contact."},{"host":"Liam","text":"For a replay, sure. But don't cut to it while the ball's in the air. I need to see all ten players."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Alright, you've convinced me. Standard view for live. Fancy stuff for the highlight reel."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And get Red Panda on every broadcast while we're at it."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Now that's an NBA package I'd actually pay for."}]}