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Formula 1 United States GP
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
Jake Boxall-Legge
Edited: Oct 18, 2024, 6:45 PM
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2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
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2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
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2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
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2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
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2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
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2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
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2024 United States Grand Prix - Friday
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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.
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It took until the final 10 minutes of the session before the majority of the field decided to partake in performance runs, and Carlos Sainz then found a quarter of a second over Verstappen to post a 1m33.602s headliner.
Leclerc moved into second place with just over a minute remaining in the session, just two hundredths shy of his team-mate, although the Monegasque was forced into an extra cool-down lap when a virtual safety car appeared to interrupt his preparations for an earlier flyer.
Verstappen's early soft-tyre effort was good enough for third as the two McLarens, bearing a series of upgrades, were fourth and fifth; Lando Norris went too deep into Turn 12 and lost time on his lap, while Piastri appeared to defy track limits at Turn 19.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were sixth and seventh, but both Mercedes drivers had spins throughout the session as the upgraded W15 car looked difficult to handle.
Hamilton was hurled off the road by the bump in the road at Turn 4 and avoided coming to blows with Nico Hulkenberg, while Russell suffered a spin at Turn 1 as he struggled with the uphill corner.
Kevin Magnussen was eighth fastest over Fernando Alonso, while Yuki Tsunoda completed the top 10 over Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly.
Liam Lawson was 13th in his first F1 session in over a year, 0.15s clear of the 14th-placed Alex Albon.
United States Grand Prix - Free Practice 1
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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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 View full results
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