Hamilton Keeps Ferrari Ahead in Final U.S. GP Practice
Lewis Hamilton led Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc as Ferrari finished first in all three practice sessions, with 42 laps deleted for track limits.
- On Saturday, Lewis Hamilton topped the final practice session at the Circuit of the Americas, clocking a best time of 1:34.893 to lead Ferrari's strong weekend performance.
- Ferrari maintained their dominance throughout the United States Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc topped both practice sessions on Friday, setting the stage for Hamilton's Saturday performance.
- Stewards deleted 42 laps during Saturday's session due to track limits, continuing a pattern from Friday when officials removed 207 laps despite relaxing boundaries at several corners.
- Championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished fourth in final practice and can clinch his first Formula One world title on Sunday if he wins the race while rivals fall behind.
- Max Verstappen split the Ferrari drivers by finishing 0.168 seconds behind Hamilton, setting up Saturday evening's qualifying session to determine Sunday's United States Grand Prix grid.
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Motor racing-Hamilton fastest to complete Ferrari’s US Grand Prix practice sweep
By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton was fastest for Ferrari in final practice for the US Grand Prix on Saturday after teammate Charles Leclerc led Friday's two sessions at Austin's Circuit of the Americas. The seven-time w...
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France24Hamilton on top with Antonelli fourth in final practice at US Grand Prix
The 41-year-old seven-time champion clocked a best time of one minute and 34.893 seconds to outpace his old rival, four-time champion Verstappen, by 0.168sec at the Circuit of the Americas. Hamilton's Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc was third after having several laps deleted -- like many of the drivers -- for exceeding track limits, finishing ahead of Antonelli and his Mercedes team-mate and nearest title rival George Russell. Antonelli lead…
Ferrari still ahead of everyone, Leclerc 3rd but his best lap was cancelled for having exceeded the limits of the track. Antonelli fourth, at 23 the qualifying
The last free training of the United States GP made it clear what the challenge of classification will be: to be fast and, at the same time, to keep the car on the track and avoid having deleted laps. It was three times when a pilot was the fastest and then saw if
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