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Formula 1, FP1: Mercedes racer in Austin a second before Verstappn

Formula 1, FP1: Mercedes racer in Austin a second before Verstappn

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The Formula 1 caravan has returned to the popular Austin in Texas, which will be the scene of the hot title fight between Max Verstappn and Lewis Hamilton, after a one-year absence due to last year's race cancellation, which was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But by Sunday, when this duel was supposed to flare up, the first free practice was on the agenda today, which was given to Valtteri Bottas by a hair in front of teammate Lewis Hamilton, who also got a new internal combustion engine here in Austin - the third outside the permitted quantity. The Mercedes duo was convincingly ahead of Max Verstappn in third place. Ferrari, which is fighting for the third place in the construction championship with McLarn, also showed good form in the first training session. Among the ten
Marquez to the fourth dominant victory in America

Marquez to the fourth dominant victory in America

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Marc Marquez remained undefeated on American soil with a dominant victory in Austin. The Spaniard recorded his second consecutive dominant win this year, and his fourth in a row at the two Americas COTA racetrack. The second was Jorge Lorenzo and the third was Andrea Iannone. Excellent form was again shown by Maverick Vinales, who finished the race in fourth place, and the team's success was complemented by his teammate Aleix Espargaro in fifth place. Sixth was Scott Redding ahead of Paul Espargaro and Michel Pirro. Hector Barbera and Stefan Bradl finished in the top ten. With his second win of the year, Marquez has increased his lead in the overall standings of the championship to 66 points and has a 21-point advantage over Jorge Lorenzo. Twelve points more, in third place, is behind Valentino Rossi. Racer Team Time Lag
Marquez got his first practice

Marquez got his first practice

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Marc Marquez was the fastest in his first free practice in Austin. The Honda racer has won the track of two Americas three times in a row, and this year he is aiming for the very top. He started the racing weekend with a time of 2: 04.953, with which he was two tenths and a half faster than Jorge Lorenzo. Third and fifth place went to factory racers Ducati, Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso, and Hector Barbera was among them. With sixth place, Scott Redding made sure that as many as four Ducats were ranked among the top six fastest racers. Seventh was Valentino Rossi, 1.3 seconds behind Marquez. Yonny Hernandez, Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro were also in the top ten. Racer Team Time Rounds 1. M. Marquez Repsol Honda 02: 04.953 1
Rossi hopes to repeat last year’s achievement in Austin

Rossi hopes to repeat last year’s achievement in Austin

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In Argentina, for the first time this year and for the fiftieth time in the MotoGP class, Valentino Rossi stepped on the podium for the winners, but behind him was a tough race, and an even harder one, in his opinion, awaits him this weekend in Austin. The track of the two Americas in Texas does not correspond to Yamaha's motorcycles, but the Italian still hopes that he will be able to repeat last year's ranking on the podium. “I’m happy to be back in Texas and racing on the CoTA (Circuit of the Americas) track,” said Rossi, who is in second place in the championship after two races, eight points behind leader Marco Marquez. "We're going to have to work hard here, because we need to understand as quickly as possible how the engine, tires and electronics work on this track. Besides, I'm not very strong in the last laps of the race, so we need to improve our engine to make the tires last longer.
Hamilton three races before the end of the third champion

Hamilton three races before the end of the third champion

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At first, the dramatic race already showed that Hamilton was left without a chance to become world champion in Austin, as Nico Rosberg changed tires during a virtual safety car, while Hamilton did not decide to change. It seemed like a wrong decision, but after the accident of Daniil Kvyat, Hamilton returned to the game with fresh tires. Just 10 laps before the end of the race, Rosberg made a mistake and let Hamilton pass without any fight and to a new, already 43rd victory in his career, and the third world title. “This is the best moment of my life,” Hamilton said on the radio. Rosberg finished in second place, followed by Sebastian Vettel with a Ferrari after a great race. Vettel could have prevented Hamilton from celebrating today if he had overtaken Rosberg
Rosberg shortened qualifications

Rosberg shortened qualifications

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Nico Rosberg got Sunday’s shortened qualifiers in Austin. With a time of 1: 56.824, the German drove the fastest lap in the second part of the qualifications, which, after the management of the race decided to cancel the last part, determined the starting places of the first ten. In the first place, he will be accompanied by his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who drove a tenth of a second worse lap time, during the race that follows in less than two and a half hours, ie at 20 pm local time. After qualifiers were postponed from Saturday to today due to rain from Saturday, the first two races went on until the end, despite some spins and interruptions, but as it started to rain heavier and some racers expressed concern for safety, until the last race the ten fastest racers did not arrive. So it is until the third in a row
Qualifications until 16 pm or not at all

Qualifications until 16 pm or not at all

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The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has announced that the start of qualifying for the US Grand Prix, scheduled for 15:00 our time, will be delayed by a maximum of one hour. If the weather conditions do not allow for qualifying training by then, the starting places will be determined based on the results of the third free practice, which would mean that Lewis Hamilton will get the best position, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, Valtteri Bottas, Carlos Sainz, Daniil Kvyat, Daniel Ricciard , Nico Rosberg and Felipe Massa. Due to the penalty, Sebastian Vettel will start the race with 12th place and Kimi Raikkonen with 17th Max Verstappen with 20th place. Conditions are much better this time than they were yesterday, when qualifiers were canceled due to heavy rain, but it is still raining in Texas, so there is still some
Hamilton's first practice

Hamilton's first practice

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Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in his first free practice for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin. The training took place on a slightly damp track, on which only 18 racers took part due to the problems of the Marussia and Caterham teams. At first, it looked best on Jenson Button, but at the end, when the Mercedes showed the right speed, he slipped to a still good third place, behind Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Daniil Kvjat was fourth and Kevin Magnussen was optimistic in McLaren's camp with fifth place. Fernando Alonso was sixth with a heavy-duty Ferrari, followed by Sebastian Vettel. A good impression was left by Felipe Nasr, who performed with Williams for the fourth time this year. Training finished 0.362 seconds and three places ahead of Felipe Massa, the team’s regular racer. Nico Hulkenberg was the ninth, tenth time p
Caterham will not be in the next two races

Caterham will not be in the next two races

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The Caterham team, which is looking for a new owner, has received extraordinary permission from Bernie Eccleston not to compete in the next two races in the United States and Brazil. Caterham's Formula One team was bought by Engavest SA in July, but after a series of disputes with former owner Tony Fernandes, only that management was left to the interim managers of Smith & Williamson. The team is still hoping to be able to compete in the Austin race, but Smith & Williamson have revealed that they have been allowed to skip the next two races, while the new owner is expected to take the team to the last race of the season in Abu. To. Ecclestone backed the interim administrators ’desire to sell the team to someone with enough capital to keep the team afloat
Lorenzo was bitten by mosquitoes at the start

Lorenzo was bitten by mosquitoes at the start

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Jorge Lorenzo found the explanation for his premature start at the race in Austin in the mosquitoes that had accumulated on the visor of his helmet. The Yamaha racer started much too soon, but when he realized his mistake, he continued driving and came to terms with the fact that he would have to serve a penalty run through the pits. "When I got to the starting point I had too many mosquitoes on the visor, so I decided to take off one of the layers, which really confused me. I didn't think at all, nor was I focused," Lorenzo explained. "When I saw the red lights come on, I thought the race had started, so I let go of the clutch and started too fast. It was a big mistake, one of the biggest in my career." "Lorenzo finished the race in tenth place after serving his sentence, picking up his first