Leclerc fastest for Ferrari in first US GP practice
RACE•Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in first practice for the US Grand Prix, clocking 1:36.052 for Ferrari, 0.084 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was fifth, 0.481 seconds off the pace.
1. Leclerc leads practice
Leclerc topped the timesheets at Austin's Circuit of the Americas in a Ferrari with changes to its floor, sidepod and diffuser. Verstappen was second, followed by McLaren's Lando Norris; Mercedes drivers George Russell and Antonelli were fourth and fifth.
2. Penalties and track conditions
Antonelli, 20, can become the youngest Formula One champion with a win on Sunday if other results go his way. Arvid Lindblad and Gabriel Bortoleto are set for grid penalties after power unit component changes, while Franco Colapinto will take a 10-place drop after a new control electronics unit was fitted. Pierre Gasly called the track the bumpiest of the year so far.
