The 2022 US Grand Prix Thread

[cmlean]

This is the place to discuss everything related to the 19th round of the 2022 season taking place in Austin, Texas between the 21st and 23rd of October.

The event timetable for the US Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 14:00 local time - 19:00 GMT
2nd Practice 17:00 local time - 22:00 GMT

Saturday
3rd Practice 14:00 local time - 19:00 GMT
Qualifying 17:00 local time - 22:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 19:00 GMT

[cmlean]

This weekend we return to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. This is also the first event in the double header with Mexico to follow.
It seems that at this event, many drivers let their hair down and have some fun mixing with the locals. A fun time is had by all.

What to expect?
Now that Max has his WDC handed to him, the pressure is on to secure the teams championship.
Given the Ferrari just can't get their strategy right and Mercedes have this season been the third best in qualifying, I really can't see anyone stopping the inevitable.
The battle of the next best is appealing with Alpine again having the upper hand over McLaren and AlphaTauri. If only Daniel Ricciardo can again show the form we know that he has.
You never know which Aston Martin is going to show up and Alfa Romeo, after starting the season with a bang, have fallen back into the realm of the also rans.
Haas may surprise give that it is one of their home grand prix and Williams, through their US owners Dorilton Capital, may also have something to show for their efforts.

I'm interested to see how it all pans out.

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FP1 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		   Team
1	1:36.857	Carlos Sainz	   Ferrari
2	1:37.081	Max Verstappen	   Red Bull Racing
3	1:37.332	Lewis Hamilton	   Mercedes
4	1:37.460	Lance Stroll	   Aston Martin
5	1:37.515	Sergio Perez	   Red Bull Racing
6	1:37.713	Fernando Alonso	   Alpine
7	1:37.802	George Russell	   Mercedes
8	1:37.810	Pierre Gasly	   AlphaTauri
9	1:37.856	Lando Norris	   McLaren
10	1:38.041	Sebastian Vettel   Aston Martin
11	1:38.102	Esteban Ocon	   Alpine
12	1:38.276	Zhou Guanyu	   Alfa Romeo
13	1:38.422	Alexander Albon	   Williams
14	1:38.898	Yuki Tsunoda	   AlphaTauri
15	1:38.922	Mick Schumacher	   Haas
16	1:38.951	Robert Shwartzman  Ferrari
17	1:39.911	Alex Palou	   McLaren
18	1:40.175	Theo Pourchaire	   Alfa Romeo
19	1:40.325	Logan Sargeant	   Williams
20	1:43.063	Antonio Giovinazzi Haas

Antonio Giovinazzi didn't help his chances of getting a drive in 2023 by only completing 4 timed laps before putting his Haas into the barriers and bringing out the only red flag for the session. He eventually drove away but damage was sustained ending his session.
Rookie drivers Robert Shwartzman, Alex Palou, Theo Pourchaire and Logan Sargeant took part in the session.

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FP2 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:36.810	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	1:37.525	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
3	1:37.627	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
4	1:38.232	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
5	1:39.507	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
6	1:39.547	Lando Norris	  McLaren
7	1:39.575	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
8	1:39.698	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
9	1:39.840	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
10	1:39.852	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
11	1:40.084	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
12	1:40.178	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
13	1:40.562	George Russell	  Mercedes
14	1:40.664	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
15	1:40.806	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
16	1:41.310	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
17	1:41.334	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
18	1:41.853	Alexander Albon	  Williams
19	1:41.857	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
20	1:42.317	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams

This was the first of 2 Pirelli tyre test sessions scheduled over this event and Mexico FP2's.

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FP3 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:35.825	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
2	1:36.145	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
3	1:36.271	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
4	1:36.397	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
5	1:36.401	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
6	1:36.928	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
7	1:37.064	George Russell	  Mercedes
8	1:37.151	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
9	1:37.215	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
10	1:37.290	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
11	1:37.310	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
12	1:37.449	Lando Norris	  McLaren
13	1:37.468	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
14	1:37.519	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
15	1:37.622	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
16	1:37.888	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
17	1:37.904	Alexander Albon	  Williams
18	1:38.028	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
19	1:38.132	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
20	1:39.735	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo

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Qualifying

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:34.356	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
2	1:34.421	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
3	1:34.448	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
4	1:34.645	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
5	1:34.947	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
6	1:34.988	George Russell	  Mercedes
7	1:35.598	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
8	1:35.690	Lando Norris	  McLaren
9	1:35.876	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
10	1:36.319	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
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11	1:36.368	Alexander Albon	  Williams
12	1:36.398	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
13	1:36.740	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
14	1:36.970	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
15	1:37.147	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
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16	1:36.949	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
17	1:37.046	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
18	1:37.068	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
19	1:37.111	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
20	1:37.244	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams

Unluckiest had to be Zhou Guanyu who, after making it through into Q3, had his time removed for exceeding track limits.

Penalties.
Charles Leclerc - 10 places for a new ICE and turbocharger.
Sergio Perez - 5 places for a new ICE.
Fernando Alonso - 5 places for a new ICE.
Zhou Guanyu - 5 places for a new ICE.

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Results

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Pos	Driver		  Team
1	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
2	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
3	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
4	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
5	George Russell	  Mercedes
6	Lando Norris	  McLaren
7	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
8	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
9	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
10	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
11	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
12	Alexander Albon	  Williams
13	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
14	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
15	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
16	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
17	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
DNF	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
DNF	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari

Post race penalties
Pierre Gasly received a 10-second time penalty for not serving a safety car infringement penalty correctly.
Nicholas Latifi received a five-second time penalty for forcing another driver off the track.
Mick Schumacher received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
Alex Albon received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
Fernando Alonso received a 10-second stop-and-go penalty which converted to a 30-second time penalty for a technical infringement.

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Next: Round of Mexico '22
Date: 28th-30th October 2022