FORMULA 1 ARAMCO UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX...Austin...PRACTICE 1/2/3..▄▀▄▀▄▀ SPOILERS▄▀▄▀▄▀

SKY showed how they are stalling the floor and running the car lower at speed on the straights. Yields good performance is fast corners as well. Toto said this has been something they have been doing. Not completely new. The higher rake RedBull has no real counter and cannot run as low I hear. Crazy stuff it is lol.

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"It's really good," says Toto Wolff of Mercedes' early advantage. "I think we are gaining on the straights and that is good but the main gains when you look at the speed trace with Verstappen is through the fast corners.

 

Softs are getting very worn quickly in this circuit. Mediums are the best for the race or hard compound. Too hot.

 

SKY showed and clearly its the floor and its immediate affect. Its not the motor. They may be running it hard but its aero and better balance as well in the corners. Downforce is adequate as well.

"Ride height device"

 

Nice weather today

 

Nice to see fast cars no rain. But those tires it appears. Tire management, tire management for this race.

 

HAM stuffs it up the inside...

sjd

 

Looks like RB have finally given Perez the same car as Max, they realise they need him in this title fight.

 

Got it. Horner was saying 'engine' also, but he would say that...

 

????

 

Max told him he's #1

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I'm hearing more about it now. I was basing my thoughts off of seeing the cars sliding on the track, but clearly there is an advantage they are enjoying here

 

MAZ upset because a car (one of the Astons?) outbraked him coming out of the pits into T1

 

Seems a bit of difference now in this session. Redbull made some adjustments or turned up the power. Longer runs will be interesting.

 

interviewing Logan Sargent as the next Great American Hope (assuming the Andretti thing falls apart and Colton stays in Indycar?)

Logan's a quick driver, but nobody in America knows who he is. like Rossi before he went to Indycar.

 

Perez faster than Verstappen in the long run as well, what's going off here like?

 

Hard to tell. Hamilton had the 1:34.6 that was deleted, so that would be leading the timesheets. Sounds like he may have issues with his car though.

Nothing is ever certain....as Murray Walker used to say "Anything can happen in Formula 1, and it usually does"

 

The Truth!

 

Perez looking good. Still, it's only training until qualy time.

 

Poor showing from Hamilton in FP2, how many times has he made changes that have made the car worse, not good enough for a driver with his experience.

 

Jakuzzi weather ?

 

"OK, I'll take Lewis, you get Toto, and Christian will get Valteri. bags over their heads, throw them in the van, take them out to Marfa and leave them"

 

What did he do? I know he had the fastest lap, but it was deleted due to exceeding track limits. At the end of the day, they only need to have an idea of how quickly they can complete a lap. I don't think they care if Hamilton's name is atop the sheet in FP2.

 

LULU is a sneaky dangerous prick. FULULU