Practice report

F1 US GP: Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP1, Hamilton escapes high-speed spin

Sainz set a 1m33.602s to sit top of the practice order at Austin

Carlos Sainz headlined the sole practice session for the United States Grand Prix in a Ferrari 1-2, as Charles Leclerc was just 0.021s behind his team-mate.

Leclerc had led the way in the hard-tyre runs in the opening half-hour of the session, setting a 1m34.966s which looked as though it would be the benchmark for the subsequent soft-tyre runs - although Sainz went marginally quicker to set a 1m34.717s on the hardest compound.

Max Verstappen then posted a 1m33.855s on the softs, almost 0.8s faster than Sergio Perez's respective run on the softest tyre as the Red Bulls went early on their qualifying simulations.

United States Grand Prix - Free Practice 1

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	25	1'33.602		212.033
2	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	27	+0.021 1'33.623	0.021	211.986
3	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	23	+0.253 1'33.855	0.232	211.462
4	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	25	+0.266 1'33.868	0.013	211.433
5	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	26	+0.306 1'33.908	0.040	211.343
6	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	22	+0.361 1'33.963	0.055	211.219
7	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	27	+0.491 1'34.093	0.130	210.927
8	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	24	+0.494 1'34.096	0.003	210.920
9	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	24	+0.510 1'34.112	0.016	210.884
10	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	20	+0.711 1'34.313	0.201	210.435
11	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	24	+0.762 1'34.364	0.051	210.321
12	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	24	+0.773 1'34.375	0.011	210.297
13	L. Lawson RB	30	RB	Red Bull	28	+0.841 1'34.443	0.068	210.145
14	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	26	+1.016 1'34.618	0.175	209.757
15	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	24	+1.017 1'34.619	0.001	209.754
16	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	24	+1.036 1'34.638	0.019	209.712
17	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	24	+1.204 1'34.806	0.168	209.341
18	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	26	+1.439 1'35.041	0.235	208.823
19	F. Colapinto Williams	43	Williams	Mercedes	27	+1.646 1'35.248	0.207	208.369
20	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	15	+3.617 1'37.219	1.971	204.145
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