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Managing the tyres will be crucial on Sunday because it is very easy to overheat them in these hot conditions.
The second session didn't look as strong, it was easy to overheat the tyres and that was making it harder to be consistent.
It was a good day, with a positive FP1 and really good FP2 in terms of qualifying as well as race pace.
Overall it wasn't easy out there today, the track is quite bumpy and to find the right compromise on the car hasn't been the easiest but there are a few positive things to look at.
Higher temperatures, traffic and the ongoing crackdown on track limits make it difficult to evaluate the true pecking order in Austin, but, that said, Mercedes appears to have it covered.
Times from today's second free practice session for the Aramco United States Grand Prix.
As Valtteri Bottas takes on his sixth ICE of the season, there is growing concern over the reliability of the Mercedes power unit, though Toto Wolff doesn’t appear overly oncerned.
Clear straight-line speed advantage sees the Mercedes pair outshine Max Verstappen by almost a second as US GP weekend gets underway.
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Aramco United States Grand Prix.
Following claims that Sydney is considering a bid to host the Australian Grand Prix, event boss, Andrew Westacott says he is "not surprised" by the move.
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that when signing his multi-year deal with Alfa Romeo he was unaware that the team was in talks with Michael Andretti.
Admitting he's in for a "difficult weekend", Sebastian Vettel reveals that he is facing a grid drop after taking on new engine components.
Ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still feels Red Bull is lagging behind Mercedes in terms of power.