Formula 1 returns to the Unite𓄧d States for the first time in two years having last raced at the Circuit of 🉐the Americas in 2019. 

We arrive at COTA with Max Verstappen back in♏ the lead of the drivers' championship after finishing second in Turkey.

Lewis Hamilton has ground to make up in the title race but he has a fantastic record in Austin, winning on five prev⛦ious occasions - 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas is✱ in fine form, winning the last race at Istanbul Park, and he's the last driver to win the US Grand Pri🌞x.

Mercedes i♒s expected to have the advantage over Red Bull once again, with conditions expected to remain dry throughout the weekend.

The track surface and the bumps are expected to be a key talking point this weekend after a number of MotoGP riders were critical of the circuit when the🎃y raced at COTA a few weeks ago.