The 2018 US GP Thread
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The 2018 US GP Thread
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 18th round of the 2018 season taking place in Austin, Texas between the 19th and 21st of October.
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Austin click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Austin close at the start of Saturday practice
The event timetable for the US Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 19:00 GMT
Saturday
3rd Practice 13:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
Qualifying 16:00 local time - 21:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 13:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Austin click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Austin close at the start of Saturday practice
The event timetable for the US Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 15:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 19:00 GMT
Saturday
3rd Practice 13:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
Qualifying 16:00 local time - 21:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 13:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
Re: The 2018 US GP Thead
This weekend we are off to the land of hope and glory, the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
Unfortunately for the red rockets, the fire has gone out. The Mercedes juggernaut came out of the summer break and have never looked back. For Sebastian Vettel, the off while leading at his home race was the beginning of the end.
So, my thoughts for this race are.
Mercedes will take both step at the top of the podium.
Max will dive bomb Vettel into turn 1 and not be seen for the rest of the race.
Vettel should recover enough and maybe able to hold off the charging Ricciardo
Kimi should take p6.
Now it gets interesting....
This latest incarnation of Force India with Perez will like it here. They will be battling with probably Grosjean for p7.
Possibly Ocon for P9 and maybe that wonder kid Leclerc for the final points position.
Unfortunately for the red rockets, the fire has gone out. The Mercedes juggernaut came out of the summer break and have never looked back. For Sebastian Vettel, the off while leading at his home race was the beginning of the end.
So, my thoughts for this race are.
Mercedes will take both step at the top of the podium.
Max will dive bomb Vettel into turn 1 and not be seen for the rest of the race.
Vettel should recover enough and maybe able to hold off the charging Ricciardo
Kimi should take p6.
Now it gets interesting....
This latest incarnation of Force India with Perez will like it here. They will be battling with probably Grosjean for p7.
Possibly Ocon for P9 and maybe that wonder kid Leclerc for the final points position.
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FP1 Results
Overnight rain and continuing showers welcomed the teams to the Circuit of the Americas.
The session was relatively incident free other then Charles Leclerc spinning and bringing gravel back onto the circuit. The decision was made to throw the red flag and clean up the mess. Numerous small offs as drivers tested the grip levels and Esteban Ocon scaring his crew when he entered his pit too quickly for the conditions.
Both Toro Rosso's will start at the rear of grid following the installation of new power units for this event.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:47.502 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:48.806 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
3 1:48.847 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
4 1:49.326 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
5 1:49.489 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
6 1:49.928 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
7 1:50.665 Carlos Sainz Renault
8 1:50.821 Romain Grosjean Haas
9 1:50.961 Charles Leclerc Sauber
10 1:51.016 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
11 1:51.036 Fernando Alonso McLaren
12 1:51.232 Lando Norris McLaren
13 1:51.234 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
14 1:51.459 Sergio Perez Force India
15 1:51.589 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
16 1:51.614 Kevin Magnussen Haas
17 1:51.655 Esteban Ocon Force India
18 1:51.717 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
19 1:51.896 Lance Stroll Williams
20 1:52.625 Sean Gelael Toro Rosso
The session was relatively incident free other then Charles Leclerc spinning and bringing gravel back onto the circuit. The decision was made to throw the red flag and clean up the mess. Numerous small offs as drivers tested the grip levels and Esteban Ocon scaring his crew when he entered his pit too quickly for the conditions.
Both Toro Rosso's will start at the rear of grid following the installation of new power units for this event.
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FP2 Results
The intensity of the rain increased leading to most teams sitting out the first half of the session.
The only drivers to take to the track early were Brendon Hartley and Stoffel Vandoorne as these were the two who had given up heir seats in FP1.
Carlos Sainz also did an installation however no time was recorded. All other drivers remained in their garages.
Stewards are investigating Sebastian Vettel for not slowing enough after the red flag was displayed in FP1. There are suggestions of timing problems that may support Vettel's cause. Hopefully common sense will prevail.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:48.716 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:49.728 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
3 1:49.798 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
4 1:51.728 Fernando Alonso McLaren
5 1:52.208 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
6 1:52.505 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
7 1:53.070 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
8 1:53.354 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
9 1:53.443 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
10 1:53.912 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
11 1:54.101 Charles Leclerc Sauber
12 1:54.637 Lance Stroll Williams
13 1:54.963 Sergio Perez Force India
14 1:55.348 Esteban Ocon Force India
15 1:55.446 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
The only drivers to take to the track early were Brendon Hartley and Stoffel Vandoorne as these were the two who had given up heir seats in FP1.
Carlos Sainz also did an installation however no time was recorded. All other drivers remained in their garages.
Stewards are investigating Sebastian Vettel for not slowing enough after the red flag was displayed in FP1. There are suggestions of timing problems that may support Vettel's cause. Hopefully common sense will prevail.
Re: The 2018 US GP Thead
Let's start with the news.
Sebastian Vettel has been give a 3 place grid penalty for failing to slow quickly enough when the red flag came out in FP1.
For the first time this weekend, the drivers were greeted with a dry track.
Brendon Hartley's Torro Rosso lost a device from his halo on the back straight.
Brendon Hartley then spun in the penultimate corner which would have slowed Daniel Ricciardo's lap.
There were numerous off tracks as all drivers are still finding the grip limits.
Sebastian Vettel has been give a 3 place grid penalty for failing to slow quickly enough when the red flag came out in FP1.
For the first time this weekend, the drivers were greeted with a dry track.
Brendon Hartley's Torro Rosso lost a device from his halo on the back straight.
Brendon Hartley then spun in the penultimate corner which would have slowed Daniel Ricciardo's lap.
There were numerous off tracks as all drivers are still finding the grip limits.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:33.797 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 1:33.843 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
3 1:33.870 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 1:34.556 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:34.703 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:34.910 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
7 1:35.365 Charles Leclerc Sauber
8 1:35.411 Sergio Perez Force India
9 1:35.450 Carlos Sainz Renault
10 1:35.468 Romain Grosjean Haas
11 1:35.562 Esteban Ocon Force India
12 1:35.713 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
13 1:35.770 Kevin Magnussen Haas
14 1:35.882 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
15 1:36.000 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
16 1:36.188 Lance Stroll Williams
17 1:36.193 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
18 1:36.302 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
19 1:36.330 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
20 1:36.332 Fernando Alonso McLaren
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Qualifying
Max Verstappen clipped a track limiting kerb mid way through Q1 and damaged his right rear suspension. Red Bull couldn't repair the car in time for him to participate in Q2.
Both Toro Rosso's made it into Q2 but limited themselves to out laps and practice starts due to the penalties requiring them to start rear of grid.
Sebastian Vettel qualified in 2nd but will start in 5th with his 3 place grid penalty.
This will enable Kimi, Valtteri and Daniel to each move up one position from their qualifying positions.
Max Verstappen takes a 5 place grid penalty for a gearbox change but starts in 18th ahead of the Toro Rosso's.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:32.237 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:32.298 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 1:32.307 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4 1:32.616 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:33.494 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
6 1:34.145 Esteban Ocon Force India
7 1:34.215 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
8 1:34.250 Romain Grosjean Haas
9 1:34.420 Charles Leclerc Sauber
10 1:34.594 Sergio Perez Force India
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11 1:34.566 Carlos Sainz Renault
12 1:34.732 Kevin Magnussen Haas
13 No Time Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
14 No Time Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
15 No Time Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
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16 1:35.294 Fernando Alonso McLaren
17 1:35.362 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
18 1:35.480 Lance Stroll Williams
19 1:35.536 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
20 1:35.735 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
Both Toro Rosso's made it into Q2 but limited themselves to out laps and practice starts due to the penalties requiring them to start rear of grid.
Sebastian Vettel qualified in 2nd but will start in 5th with his 3 place grid penalty.
This will enable Kimi, Valtteri and Daniel to each move up one position from their qualifying positions.
Max Verstappen takes a 5 place grid penalty for a gearbox change but starts in 18th ahead of the Toro Rosso's.
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Grid
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Pos Driver Team
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
6 Esteban Ocon Force India
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Results
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Pos Driver Team
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
6 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
7 Carlos Sainz Renault
8 Esteban Ocon Force India
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas
10 Sergio Perez Force India
11 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
12 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
13 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
14 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
15 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
16 Lance Stroll Williams
DNF Charles Leclerc Sauber
DNF Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
DNF Romain Grosjean Haas
DNF Fernando Alonso McLaren
Re: The 2018 US GP Thread
The stewards have looked at the telemetry following the exciting US Grand Prix and have made the following adjudications.
Esteban Ocon has been excluded for exceeding fuel flow limits on Lap 1.
Kevin Magnussen has been excluded for consuming more than 105kg of fuel during the race.
The top 10 adjusted results are
Esteban Ocon has been excluded for exceeding fuel flow limits on Lap 1.
Kevin Magnussen has been excluded for consuming more than 105kg of fuel during the race.
The top 10 adjusted results are
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1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
6 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
7 Carlos Sainz Renault
8 Sergio Perez Force India
9 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
10 Marcus Ericsson Sauber