Joe Rogan and WNBA star Sophie Cunningham led the celebrities taking in the US Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday. 

Rogan, the world's biggest podcaster, kept it casual in a long-sleeved T-shirt and flat cap for the racing extravaganza in Texas. 

The UFC commentator did not come alone, either. He was pictured in the paddock with wife Jessica as they walked around and mingled before the race got underway.

Also in attendance at Circuit of the Americas was glamorous WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, who was making the most of her offseason.

Cunningham and the Indiana Fever were dumped out of the WNBA playoffs weeks ago and she chose a weekend of racing to take her mind off of basketball.

Cunningham, who sparked controversy with her comments on transgender athletes during the season, wore a black dress as she took in the chaos of the paddock. She also posed with Marcin Budkowski, Cadillac's team principal.

United States senator Ted Cruz was also in attendance and needed a big Starbucks coffee to get himself in the mood for racing.

Legendary TV chef Gordon Ramsay, a known Formula One fanatic, was present with his wife Tana and their son Oscar. 

British motorsport journalist and TV star Jeremy Clarkson also made his presence felt around the paddock. The former host of Top Gear and now the star of Clarkson's Farm gave a huge thumbs up to the cameras. 

Model Rebecca Donaldson, who is dating Williams driver Carlos Sainz, kept it casual in jeans and a white top as she arrived to support her Spanish beau. 

As for the action on the track, Italian prodigy Kimi Antonelli was hoping to become Formula One's youngest world champion after claiming pole position on Saturday. 

The Italian turned the tables on Ferrari as the Scuderia, who had led the way for all three practice sessions, again fell flat when it came to the crunch.

Antonelli pipped Max Verstappen, winner of the last two races, to first spot on the grid by 0.179 seconds with Isack Hadjar third in the second Red Bull.

For Antonelli to claim the crown in the Lone Star State is a tall order; he would need to win Sunday’s race and hope that George Russell finishes ninth or lower and Lewis Hamilton fifth or lower.

But he did the first part of his job in supreme fashion, delivering a stellar lap to blow away his rivals and underline why he is the champion-in-waiting.

Russell struggled and lined up sixth, while Charles Leclerc and Hamilton managed only fourth and fifth as Ferrari’s pace disappeared when it mattered.

Sunday represents the 20-year-old Antonelli’s first shot at clinching the crown but, with a 102-point lead and only 150 left up for grabs ahead of this weekend’s tussle at the Circuit of the Americas, it appears merely a matter of when the Italian becomes champion.