Formula 1 racing is back in the United States, and it’s shaping up to be an exciting sprint weekend in Austin, Texas.
F1 is at the Circuit of the Americas to race in the United States Grand Prix, and it will be yet another sprint weekend after the previous Qatar Grand Prix. This also marks the second race in which Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is the World Driver’s Champion, winning the honor during the Qatar sprint race.
As this is a sprint race weekend, this session was the only session drivers will get before qualifying later on Friday. The fastest time was set by Verstappen, putting in a best lap of 1:35.912 in 22 laps.
Here are the final standings for FP1 at the Circuit of the Americas:
- Max Verstappen [Red Bull]
- Charles Leclerc [Ferrari]
- Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes]
- Sergio Perez [Red Bull]
- Kevin Magnussen [Haas]
- George Russell [Mercedes]
- Alexander Albon [Williams]
- Carlos Sainz [Ferrari]
- Nico Hulkenberg [Haas]
- Pierre Gasly [Alpine]
- Logan Sargeant [Williams]
- Esteban Ocon [Alpine]
- Yuki Tsunoda [AlphaTauri]
- Daniel Ricciardo [AlphaTauri]
- Lando Norris [McLaren]
- Zhou Guanyu [Alfa Romeo]
- Valtteri Bottas [Alfa Romeo]
- Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]
- Oscar Piastri [McLaren]
- Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]