F1 2021 United States Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (2)
| 2021 F1 United States Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE RESULTS (2) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing | 1m34.946s |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m35.203s |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | 1m35.310s |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | 1m35.360s |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m35.457s |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m35.561s |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | 1m35.572s |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing | 1m35.824s |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | 1m35.919s |
| 10 | Antonio Giovinazzi | GBR | Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen | 1m36.138s |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine F1 Team | 1m36.158s |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda | 1m36.242s |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | CHI | Alpine F1 Team | 1m36.376s |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen | FIN | Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen | 1m36.558s |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m36.718s |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda | 1m36.983s |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher | GER | Uralkali Haas F1 Team | 1m37.041s |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | CAN | Williams Racing | 1m37.254s |
| 19 | George Russell | ISR | Williams Racing | 1m37.490s |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | RUS | Uralkali Haas F1 Team | 1m38.026s |
We arrive at COTA with Max Verstappen back in the lead of the driv📖ers' 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 previous occasions - 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 andꦛ 2017.
Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas is in fin🍌e form, winning the last race at Istanbul P💧ark, and he's the last driver to win the US Grand Prix.
Mercede🌞s is 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 they raced at COTA a few weeks ago.
Recent US GP Winners:
2019: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
2018: Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2017: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2016: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2015: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2014: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2013: 𝄹;Sebastian Vettel (Red ❀Bull)
2012: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
The remainder of the 2021 F1 calendar:
Mexican Grand Prix - November 7
Brazilian Grand Prix - November 14
Qatar Grand Prix - November 21
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - December 5
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - December 12
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