Max Verstappen set the pace in a competitive first and only practice session at the F1 United States Grand Prix.
The newly-crowned three-time world champion, who has won the past two races at the Circuit of the Americas, finished just 0.156s clear of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari.Lewis Hamilton was third-quickest and got within 0.281s of Verstappen’s benchmark in his upgraded Mercedes, which is sporting a modified floor for the Austin weekend.
The under-pressure Sergio Perez was fourth in the other Red Bull, three-tenths of a second behind teammate Verstappen. Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly completed the top-10 order for Haas and Alpine respectively during the limited practice running ahead of qualifying later on Friday.
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