2019 United States GP Build Up, Practice & Qualifying thread

[JHAMMER]

FORMULA 1 EMIRATES UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2019

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Circuit of The Americas
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First Grand Prix

2012

Number of Laps

56

Circuit Length

5.513km

Race Distance

308.405 km

Lap Record

1:37.392 Lewis Hamilton (2018)

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[KimiBot]

I am sure all drivers like this track, would be awesome to drive there

[jgonzalesm6]

I am sure all drivers like this track, would be awesome to drive there

Currently it's very bumpy. It needs a complete resurface.

[KimiBot]

Currently it's very bumpy. It needs a complete resurface.

Yeah, in some places very bumpy

[Ferrarichamp]

RB look decent so far, only FP1 i know.

[wisepie]

RB look decent so far, only FP1 i know.

Early days, but chilly temps and bumpy track not ideal, Mercs only using prototype 2020 tyres, Seb and Charles P2 and P6 but RB looking strong. Maybe it'll get a bit warmer on Sat/Sun but Max is on a mission so everyone else is on their guard!

[WS6TransAm01]

Red Flag... GRO at 5/6 into the wall

[KimiBot]

Grosjean

[tifosi1993]

Grosjean

Haas

For keeping Grosjean for another year while ignoring Hulk.

[nani_s23]

Grosjean

He’s the worst driver on the grid. How come haas keeping him for next season I don’t know.

[nani_s23]

Damn that RB-Max car Front Wing. Touching the ground every corner entry exit. How they deemed it legal???

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc 1:33.533

24.990
37.796
30.747

Leclerc on his zone this weekend

[Vettel165]

Mercedes looks dominant. We are struggling with the tyres in crucial s3.

[nani_s23]

Mercedes looks dominant. We are struggling with the tyres in crucial s3.

S3 DF is the key. Also tyres are not lasting long on Ferrari car.

[tifosi1993]

Hamilton had a massive tow down the back-straights, so his lap isn't entirely representative.

Leclerc absolute monster in S1, 24.990

[nani_s23]

Ferrari will find more lap time come Saturday.

[tifosi1993]

Long run pace is looking quite good.

[tifosi1993]

Too much Ham love-fest going on at Sky, guess I have to mute them.

[KimiBot]

Too much Ham love-fest going on at Sky, guess I have to mute them.

it is almost funny

[PURE PASSION]

Long run pace is looking quite good.

What's Lec compare to Ham ??

[nani_s23]

What's Lec compare to Ham ??

Lec 1.40’s ... ham 1.39’s ... vet 1.39’s.

Lec: on radio “no way I can match 1.39.7”.

[tifosi1993]

What's Lec compare to Ham ??

Pretty similar, but Lec with a bit more drop-off.

Hamilton's tyres are more younger than Leclerc's.

P.S: and Lec pits, medium tyres

[tifosi1993]

Lec 1.40’s ... ham 1.39’s ... vet 1.39’s.

Lec: on radio “no way I can match 1.39.7”.

Vettel on hards, he did fewer laps on softs than Charles.

[nani_s23]

Vettel on hards, he did fewer laps on softs than Charles.

Vettel initial stint on Softs 1.39.4/5/6/7’s ....now on hards had a spin.
Lec now on Softs current pace 1.40.7
Engineer: Ham lap 1.39.7
Lec: “no way can match that”

Engineer: “we can match the lap time”

[tifosi1993]

Vettel initial stint on Softs 1.39.4/5/6/7’s ....now on hards had a spin.
Lec now on Softs current pace 1.40.7
Engineer: Ham lap 1.39.7
Lec: “no way can match that”

Engineer: “we can match the lap time”

Leclerc on mediums, first lap 1m39.313, last lap 1m39.722. He's behind Mag so he is losing a bit more time.

Vettel did a 1m39.2 on softs, but that time was deleted.

[nani_s23]

Soft tyre avg 8L
Max - 1.39.7
Ham - 1.39.8
Lec - 1.40.2

[nani_s23]

Lec on Mediums 1.39.1 followed up by 1.39.2

[nani_s23]

Ham on hards 1.39.0 followed it up by 1.39.2

[nani_s23]

Race pace Mercs > RB > Ferrari

[PURE PASSION]

I saw Max on med doing 1:39:696 while Lec was doing 1:39:1/2