Oscar Piastri narrowly avoided the barrier in Practice 1 after he lost control of the McLaren at the United States Grand Prix
Max Verstappen set the pace from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the only practice session before Friday night's qualifying at the United States GP, but Lewis Hamilton also gave Mercedes early encouragement for the weekend in their upgraded car. At the start of the 2023 season's fifth Sprint weekend out of six, Verstappen set the initial pace around the sweeping Circuit of Americas with a best lap of 1:35.912.Leclerc was 0.
American-owned Haas took encouraging fifth and ninth places, meanwhile, with their car carrying a rare sizeable upgrade this weekend at their home event.Daniel Ricciardo was back on track for AlphaTauri for the first time in two months after recovering from a broken bone in his left hand. The Australian made a solid return in 14th place and completed 23 laps in the hour-long session without any apparent problems.More to follow...
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