23:59The chronicle of the free seconds of the F1 United States GP 2021:
F1 United States | Sparks fly between Hamilton and Verstappen
F1 GP United States | End of the second workoutsPérez leads the free seconds of the United States GP against Norris. Hamilton had his best lap canceled, with which he would have been the fastest with the permission of a Verstappen who could not mark a competitive lap, having to abort his two attempts. Sainz was 9th and Alonso, with a final scare, 13th.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 3 minutes to go Fernando Alonso’s exit from the track at turn 19. Scare for the Asturian. He gets to touch lightly with his back against the wall. He brings the car to the pits without problems and he will finish his job, as Alpine will have to check that the car is not damaged. The touch with the wall was not strong, since the car was already braked by the gravel.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 10 minutes to goAccording to F1 calculations, Hamilton would be the fastest if he had not exceeded the track limits, although no hasty conclusions can be drawn regarding Verstappen, who is placed in fourth position, as he has not been able to make a good turn for traffic. The equality between McLaren and Ferrari would be enormous after the Mercedes and the Red Bulls. But as always, it’s only Friday … everything can change this Saturday.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 10 minutes to goHamilton, at 1’40 “701 on his lap 10 of medium rubber. Verstappen, 1’41” 611 on his lap 11 of medium rubber.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 12 Min to goProvisional times of these second tests of the United States GP of F1 2021:
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 18 min to goPérez, Norris, Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen, working with the medium tire in long runs. They welcome their qualifying simulations, although Lewis and Max were unable to set a good lap.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 27 Min to goVerstappen aborts his attempt again! Max complains that the team put him back into traffic. Luckily for Max, the good news is that his teammate Pérez is now first, a sign that Red Bull has improved.
First times of the FP2 of the F1 United States GP 2021Verstappen and Hamilton have not yet been able to set a good time. Max was unable to do so due to encountering traffic at the start of the turn. Max now goes for him. Hamilton will try it with used rubber after seeing his first time canceled for exceeding the track limits.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 35 min to goHamilton has a lap canceled for exceeding the track limits. We will see how the thing is now with the start of the classification simulations.
22:29Pique Verstappen-Hamilton on track with comb and insult!
F1 GP United States | BETWEEN VERSTAPPEN AND HAMILTON!HAMILTON AND VERSTAPPEN, IN PARALLEL ON THE LAST CURVE AND ON THE STRAIGHT !!! And they get to the first corner together. Verstappen lifts his foot and looks at his radio: “ha, ha, ha. Stupid idiot,” Max exclaimed, dedicating a comb to Lewis. Tremendous. And it’s only the second free practice.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 49 Min to goCarlos Sainz aborts his return in the third sector. We are left without knowing its turn.
F1 GP United States | Second workouts, 50 Min to goWe see Ricciardo sliding into the linked curves of the first sector. This area is very bumpy and in such fast corners it is a big grip problem. All teams try to change their set ups according to this sector, to find a very difficult stability to achieve.
F1 GP United States | Most with medium rubberMost of the drivers, with a medium tire at the start of the second practice session of the 2021 F1 GP of the Americas.
F1 GP United States | The second workouts startThe pilots are already going for their first times. The first to set a time is Raikkonen, along with Ocon, Giovinazzi and Vettel. First test laps with the set-up changes made before going for the qualifying simulation with the soft rubber.
F1 GP United States | The second workouts startKey session for all teams to carry out their qualifying simulations and race simulations in long runs, but above all, to find the key of the settings. Many set-up changes after an FP1 in which the bumps on the American track were a real headache for everyone. All teams, in search of maximum stability for your vehicle.
F1 GP United States | About to start FP2The temperature continues to rise in the Circuit of the Americas. 29 degrees of atmosphere and 39 on the track. We will see how the teams react to this temperature higher than that of two years ago on this same track (last year it was not run in Austin due to Covid-19).
21:52Alpine assures that Alonso’s problem in FP1 was a
“operational problem”, according to ‘DAZN F1’. That is, a poorly tightened sleeve on the car mount. They were wrong and they solved it. Alonso lost half an hour in the first free practice sessions and will have to make up for the time lost in these second free practice sessions to fulfill most of the program scheduled for this Friday.
21:51Marc Gené, in ‘DAZN F1’: “We have made set-up changes because the car had a bit of oversteer, in order to keep the rear more stable, and the potholes do not help in this regard. The engine works well, the wheels are overheating and degrading a lot. Now we are going to work a little more on qualifying and long run in this FP2, which is very important because over the weekend it seems that the temperature will continue to rise. It is very hot and it is very important, and how to make the car a little more stable in these potholes in Austin. ”
21:49Everything ready for the second training sessions of the
Formula 1 United States GP. The main question is whether
Verstappen He will be able to improve his performance against the Mercedes, who, for their part, have Bottas with 5 penalty places for Sunday for changing engines. Attention because it is the third combustion engine change for Bottas in the last 5 races. And two other Mercedes engines were completely changed, the Vettel (Aston Martin) and Russell (Williams).
21:38These were the sets of tires used in the first practice sessions of the F1 United States GP by all the drivers. Most chose to focus their work on the performance of the soft rubber, but above all, the work focused on finding the appropriate settings for the height of the car due to the many bumps that there are, which cause that depending on the height, the lower part of the front wing touches the asphalt a lot.
21:34This is how the first tests of the 2021 F1 United States GP ended. The main question is whether the superiority shown by Mercedes against Verstappen’s Red Bull is real or not.
F1 GP United States | Last minuteAccording to Ralf Schumacher, Michael Andretti has already bought 80% of Sauber, making him the new top man of the Alfa Romeo F1 team.
“Andretti has bought 80% of Sauber”
21:22We are here again, live, to experience the second training sessions of the
F1 United States GP 2021.
F1 GP UNITED STATES | Lots of doubtsThe first session of
F1 United States GP practice ended up leaving multiple questions in the fight for victory and the title.
Is the difference between the Mercedes and the Verstappen Red Bull real?
Is the Dutchman saving a lot of potential?
Will Red Bull be able to hit the key of the settings on a circuit with so many potholes?
Will the change of the Bottas combustion engine (sanctioned with 5 places) be a symptom of problems between now and the end of the season also for Hamilton?
Many doubts, and few answers. We will have to wait and see if in the second free practice session of the
F1 United States GP some of them are cleared.
19:58Chronicle of the first tests of the United States GP of F1 2021:
F1 GP United States: Mercedes starts sending and scare for Alonso
Final classification of the first tests of the United States GP of F1 2021Bottas leads the first session. This is the classification of the United States GP of F1 2021:
F1 GP UNITED STATES | End of the first training sessionsThe first practice session of the F1 United States GP ended, with Bottas (he has 5 ICE change penalty positions) leading ahead of Hamilton. Mercedes double, with Verstappen saving a lot of potential in third position. The two Ferraris finished 4th (Leclerc) and 5th (Sainz), but their McLaren rivals are always very conservative on Fridays.
F1 GP UNITED STATES | First workouts, 1 minute to goPérez wants to advance to the end of the straight to Mick Schumacher and touches the German on the inside. “What an idiot! Isn’t he looking in the rear-view mirrors?” Exclaims the Mexican over the radio.
F1 GP UNITED STATES | First workouts, 2 minutes to go
Marc Gené, …