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10/56 Leclerc leads, Verstappen second, Sainz loses pace, McLaren follows. Zhou Guanyu is the most recent player to spin. “I don’t know what happened there,” he told his team.
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9/56 “I don’t have any power coming out of the corner,” Sainz said. He smelled fuel inside the car. He’s falling out, and Norris could close. That’s bad news for Ferrari.
share8/56 Is this a one-stop race? Some people seem to be protecting their tires.
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7/56 Norris is struggling to keep up with the top three. Teammate Piastri is also struggling. What’s the problem for McLaren?
share6/56 Merc was taken off the track and the safety car was pulled to the side. Leclerc and Verstappen barrel toward it. There will be no DRS this lap. Liam Lawson, who started 19th, finished 12th. Good driving, young man. Leclerc leads Red Bull. He recorded the fastest lap.
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5/56 The first safety car since Canada was brought in and the field was closed. Albon pitted after planning. Lando and his McLaren team want a steward at the start. Good luck. That won’t happen. “It’s the same as Budapest,” Norris says. Verstappen appeared to have gone off track and maintained his position.
share4/56 It was a rocky start, but Norris will lament the lack of aggression at the start. inside the pack. Ocon and Albon clashed. That hilly start caused carnage. Hamilton’s crash seemed to cost him. “Sorry, guys,” he says. There seems to be no rear grip.
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Lewis Hamilton is absent. Safety car dispatched
3/56 That brilliant start is coming to an end. He’s deep in the gravel track and the safety car is here. The audience applauded Hamilton, who was not in the mood for applause.
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2/56 A loud cheer went up from the crowd. Leclerc is on afterburner and has a one-second lead over Verstappen. Sainz is also chasing Verstappen. Ferrari takes the lead here
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And we’re off! Lights out…Leclerc rises to the lead
1/56 Verstappen turned to the right, but Norris took the lead, and just as Verstappen was about to pass Norris, Leclerc sped up and took the lead from 4th. What confusion from Norris, what opportunism from Leclerc. Hamilton moved up from 17th to 12th. Sainz, in third place, chases Verstappen as he crosses. One for the steward?
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Yes, I’ll go. Formation lap begins. “Damn, I’m so far behind,” says 17th place Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes experienced a shocking incident during qualifying when George Russell was in the pit lane. Lando Norris in pole position leads the field. The two Ferraris of Sainz and Leclerc were second on the grid.
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Max Verstappen: “Yesterday was already a sign that things were getting a little better. The sprint needs to be replicated in the main race. Life would be a lot easier if we won. That was always the goal.”
AC/DC’s Thunderstruck is too big for the Telecaster. It’s a great record.
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Martin Brundle on his pit walk. A quick chat with Fernando Alonso. “I started seventh, but I’m not seventh fastest,” the veteran said. Pierre Gasly: ”The team did a very good job. The car seems to have come back to life.” Kevin Magnussen, in the top 10 for Haas: “The car seems to like this track. It’s great to have. Every race in F1 is a gift.”
The wind was getting weaker on the hill where the race started. Martin speaks with Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas. She is a Lewis Hamilton fan and hopes to meet him later. There’s also Monde Duplantis. “I like the adrenaline rush…just having a good time.”
Gordon Ramsay is there and looks a little excited. However, swearing is prohibited. And here we sing the national anthem. Stadium announcers sound robotic, like talking elevators. The Star-Spangled Banner sounds in choral form. There’s some nasty descant work, but no vocal acting on your part here. It reminds me of 1960s Disney movies.
A cowboy hat can be seen in the crowd.
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The weather forecast from Austin, Texas and the Circuit of the Americas calls for a 70-degree high, hot and sunny with bright blue skies. How can it affect tires?
Last day of the F1 American Grand Prix. Enjoy the race safely.
☀️Please check the weather before arriving.
🧴Apply or reapply sunscreen.
🥤Please stay hydrated. pic.twitter.com/YUnE29U3uw
— Austin Emergency Management (@AustinHSEM) October 20, 2024
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Bad news for Mercedes: George Russell will start from the pit lane.
Modified starting grid:
1. Lando Norris
2. Max Verstappen
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Oscar Piastri
6. Pierre Gasly
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Kevin Magnussen
9. Sergio Perez
10. Hiroki Tsunoda
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Esteban Ocon
13. Lance Stroll
14. Alex Albon
15. Franco Colapinto
16. Valtteri Bottas
17. Lewis Hamilton
18. Zhou Guanyu
19. Liam Lawson*
pit lane. George Russell**
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We will also report on Saturday’s sprint race.
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And also in the garage.
Before the start of Friday’s practice, the FIA is investigating complaints that Red Bull may have gained an advantage by using a bib adjustment device, also known as a tea tray, located at the front of the car’s floor. admitted that. – If the regulations prohibit changing the car under conditions after qualifying to achieve a better race set-up.
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Betting mind games has become difficult.
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Giles Richards went into detail in his preview of the final six races of the F1 season.
As it stands, Norris and McLaren have the fastest cars on the MCL38 grid. More importantly, and key to Norris’ hopes, is how quickly the team can adapt to local conditions and pick up the pace early in the weekend, providing a stable platform across a variety of circuits. .
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Starting grid position:
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preamble
To Austin, Texas, we have lace ten-gallon hats for you. With Lando Norris in pole position and Max Verstappen alongside him, there are signs that Red Bull is making a comeback. Verstappen, who won the sprint race, is closing in on 339 points, while Norris has 285 points in the drivers’ standings. That could be crucial as McLaren is still expected to be a fast car.
Lights out at 8pm UK time, 2pm Austin X time. Please join us.
Driver ranking:
1. Max Verstappen – 339 points
2. Lando Norris – 285 points
3. Charles Leclerc – 250 points
4. Oscar Piastri – 237 points
5. Carlos Sainz – 197 points
6th place Lewis Hamilton – 177 points
7. George Russell – 159 points
8. Sergio Perez – 144 points
9th place Fernando Alonso – 62 points
10. Nico Hulkenberg – 25 points
11. Lance Stroll – 24 points
12. Hiroki Tsunoda – 22 points
13. Alex Albon – 12 points
14. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 points
15. Kevin Magnussen – 8 points
16. Pierre Gasly – 8 points
17. Olly Bearman – 7 points
18. Esteban Ocon – 5 points
19. Franco Colapinto – 4 points
20. Zhou Guanyu – 0 points
21. Logan Sargent – 0 points
22. Valtteri Bottas – 0 points
