With an update that appears to be working well in Austin, Mercedes should be contending for a podium finish this weekend, according to Andrew Shovlin.
Lewis Hamilton was pleased with the updates Mercedes brought to the Circuit of the Americas this weekend and hopes for a competitive outing on Saturday and Sunday.
Max Verstappen has confidence going into the United States Grand Prix weekend despite finishing behind Ferrari in both sessions on Friday.
Antonio Giovinazzi apologised to Haas after crashing into the barriers just four laps into his free practice outing at the Circuit of the Americas.
Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen were both encouraged by Haas’ pace during Friday’s practice sessions in Austin, and both are aiming for the top ten in Qualifying.
Álex Palou enjoyed his first taste of an official Formula 1 practice session when he took to the Circuit of the Americas track on Friday for McLaren.
Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris were both encouraged by McLaren’s pace during Friday’s running at the Circuit of the Americas.
Théo Pourchaire ran instead of Valtteri Bottas for the opening practice session of the United States Grand Prix and was thankful to Alfa Romeo for the chance.
Alfa Romeo delayed introducing new components to their car until Saturday at COTA, and both Valtteri Bottasn Zhou Guanyu hope for improved performance once they are added to the C42.
“My goal today was to improve progressively without taking any risks” - Robert Shwartzman
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Robert Shwartzman participated in his first free practice session with Ferrari on Friday, and ended the day sixteenth fastest, the best of the rookies on track.
Carlos Sainz Jr.: “Tomorrow’s FP3 will be even more important than usual ahead of Qualifying”
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Carlos Sainz Jr. knows Saturday’s final practice session at COTA will be busy thanks to Pirellis tyre test on Friday afternoon costing them valuable set-up time.
Formula 1 returned to Austin and Charles Leclerc topped the second session of the day ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo.
Carlos Sainz Jr. set the pace for the opening practice session of the United States Grand Prix on Friday.
Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso come into this weekend’s Grand Prix in Austin with confidence, as Alpine lead their rivals McLaren by just thirteen points in the Constructors’ Championship
Kevin Magnussen is looking forward to his first race at the Circuit of the Americas this weekend since 2019.
Guenther Steiner gives his thoughts on the upcoming United States Grand Prix, the team’s home race.
Alpine’s Otmar Szafnauer is happy to back on home turf and is hoping that the team can extend their gap over McLaren in the Constructors’ Championship.
