FP1 report: Mercedes fire early warning shot to Red Bull with 1-2 in Austin
Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton topped FP1 in Austin, and ended the session almost a full second faster than Max Verstappen in third.
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Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton topped FP1 in Austin, and ended the session almost a full second faster than Max Verstappen in third.
Sergio Perez topped FP2 in Austin as Red Bull clawed back their gap to Mercedes, with Lando Norris putting himself second fastest.
Valtteri Bottas didn't put a wheel wrong as he did his part for Mercedes in preventing Max Verstappen from taking the Turkish GP win.
Pierre Gasly headed up a Honda-powered 1-2-3 in final practice at Istanbul Park ahead of Turkish Grand Prix qualifying.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton qualified fastest for the Turkish Grand Prix, but a 10-place grid penalty will give teammate Valtteri Botta's pole position.