Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari’s straight-line speed is not as strong at this weekend’s race after the FIA clarified an area of the technical regulations.
2019 United States Grand Prix articles archive
Vettel and Verstappen back Hamilton’s stance on “major BS” helmet rule
2019 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen backed Lewis Hamilton after he described Formula 1’s restrictive helmet design rules as “BS”.
Verstappen: Hamilton “drove like no one was there” in Q2 incident
2019 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat blamed Lewis Hamilton for the incident between the three of them during Q2.
McLaren make “huge step forwards” while Bottas breaks track record
Lap time watch: 2019 United States Grand Prix
Posted onDespite the bumps, F1 broke the track record fell at the Circuit of the Americas, and McLaren made another “huge step forwards”.
McLaren drivers concerned wind will turn against them in race after taking row four
2019 F1 season
Posted onThe McLaren drivers said the north wind ‘switches the car on for some reason we don’t understand’ and are concerned they won’t have it tomorrow.
2019 United States Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2019 United States Grand Prix.
Bottas beats Vettel by a hundredth to take Mercedes’ first pole since Germany
2019 United States Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onValtteri Bottas took pole position for the United States Grand Prix while team mate and championship rival Lewis Hamilton could only manage fifth.
2019 United States Grand Prix grid
2019 United States Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas leads the provisional grid for the 2019 United States Grand Prix.
Renault confirms ex-McLaren designer Pat Fry to join team
2020 F1 season
Posted onRenault has announced Pat Fry will join its engineering team during the 2020 F1 season.
Verstappen leads Vettel and Norris in final practice
2019 United States Grand Prix third practice
Posted onMax Verstappen returned to the top of the times in the final practice session for the United States Grand Prix, followed by Sebastian Vettel and Lando Norris.
Kubica: Not being able to race is most painful part of comeback
2019 F1 season
Posted onRobert Kubica says the most “painful” part of his return to Formula 1 this year has been the lack of wheel-to-wheel racing because his Williams is so uncompetitive.
Paddock Diary: United States Grand Prix day two
2019 United States Grand Prix
Posted onThe new rules F1 teams must follow in 2021 have been passed. But, as Dieter Rencken reports from Austin, agreeing how much they earn is the next challenge.
Grosjean unsure what caused crash in second practice
2019 United States Grand Prix
Posted onRomain Grosjean says the cause of his second practice crash at the Circuit of the Americas was unclear the team are “trying to analyse” what went wrong.
Mercedes’ long runs suggest a repeat of Mexico is on the cards
2019 United States Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onFerrari are probably going to be the team to beat in qualifying, but Mercedes showed strong race pace on Friday at the Circuit of the Americas.
McLaren rule out bringing Alonso back to F1
2019 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso will not return to Formula 1 with McLaren, the team has confirmed, though he could race for them elsewhere.
New F1 tyres for 2020 are “no better” and feel “weird”, say drivers
2019 F1 season
Posted onSeveral Formula 1 drivers were unimpressed with the new prototype tyres for 2020, but Lewis Hamilton said he wasn’t allowed to discuss them.
COTA’s bumps are “too much” for some F1 drivers, “pretty cool” for others
2019 F1 season
Posted onSeveral drivers warned the bumps at the Circuit of the Americas have become too harsh but Daniel Ricciardo “might tell them not to complain” in the drivers’ briefing.
Verstappen: Hamilton’s advantage exaggerated by slipstream
2019 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton’s margin over his rivals in second practice was exaggerated because he had a tow from another car on his lap.
Hamilton quickest as Vettel spins and Grosjean crashes
2019 United States Grand Prix second practice
Posted onLewis Hamilton put Mercedes on top in second practice at the Circuit of the Americas as three different teams filled the top three places.
2019 United States Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2019 United States Grand Prix.