The long wait is over! F1 is back with the United States Grand Prix
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBUGqdGN2vp/
It's been a long month, but F1 is finally back with a triple header! Why these people can't space these races out a bit more is a mystery. Either way, it's time to go racing. First up: The USA Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
What happened in qualifying?
Q1
- Hamilton is out in Q1, qualifying in P19
- Hamilton has never qualified outside the top 5 in 11 previous starts at this track. Someone take away this man's pain
- Zhou, Bottas, Colapinto, and Albon also missed Q2
Q2:
- Lawson has a 60 place grid penalty because he changed part of his engine, so the team were trying to save the motor by keeping him in the garage for most of it
- He only came out on track to give Tsunoda a slip stream, but it didn't work, and Tsunoda missed out on Q3. He qualified P11
- Stroll, Ocon, and Hülkenberg also out
Q3:
- Norris set a good lap early
- Verstappen was trying to get in a final lap, he was setting purple sectors and seemed to be on his way to pole position. But, wait- what's that?
- Here comes George! Who crashed his car into the wall, ruining everyone's final laps
- Lando on pole
- Gasly also had his best qualifying of the season with a P7
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBU73Jxzcqx/
Here's the grid for today:
Uh oh! Two hours before the race it's been announced that George has to start from the pit lane due to yesterday's crash.
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBUwm0Eyks3/
Sprint results
- Max won the sprint, ahead of Sainz in 2nd and Lando in 3rd
- This means Max has won 4/4 sprint races this season, and 11 out of the total 16 sprint races overall
guenther: you seem like a sprint specialist! you won 11 out of 16!
max: probably because i don’t like it
😭💀 pic.twitter.com/P3JOhHECQJ
- nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) October 19, 2024
Miscellaneous things:
Lots of special liveries for this weekend
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBT5cUqsioE/
Haas, Alpine, and McLaren all have special liveries
Rookie Liam Lawson has been inaugurated by Alonso
"Welcome to Formula 1, Liam Lawson!" #F1Sprint #USGP ( It's RB, Fernando 😉) pic.twitter.com/dobMsrE75S
- Formula 1 (@F1) October 19, 2024
https://t.co/LN2X4LMqnH pic.twitter.com/oLb2r8QbG0
- elvi ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀིྀི (@sedicimilton) October 19, 2024
Alex Albon celebrates his 100th race start
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBWzIE4TN7K/
source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Bey couldn't make the post today, so you get this from me instead
It's been a long month, but F1 is finally back with a triple header! Why these people can't space these races out a bit more is a mystery. Either way, it's time to go racing. First up: The USA Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
What happened in qualifying?
Q1
- Hamilton is out in Q1, qualifying in P19
- Hamilton has never qualified outside the top 5 in 11 previous starts at this track. Someone take away this man's pain
- Zhou, Bottas, Colapinto, and Albon also missed Q2
Q2:
- Lawson has a 60 place grid penalty because he changed part of his engine, so the team were trying to save the motor by keeping him in the garage for most of it
- He only came out on track to give Tsunoda a slip stream, but it didn't work, and Tsunoda missed out on Q3. He qualified P11
- Stroll, Ocon, and Hülkenberg also out
Q3:
- Norris set a good lap early
- Verstappen was trying to get in a final lap, he was setting purple sectors and seemed to be on his way to pole position. But, wait- what's that?
- Here comes George! Who crashed his car into the wall, ruining everyone's final laps
- Lando on pole
- Gasly also had his best qualifying of the season with a P7
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBU73Jxzcqx/
Here's the grid for today:
Uh oh! Two hours before the race it's been announced that George has to start from the pit lane due to yesterday's crash.
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBUwm0Eyks3/
Sprint results
- Max won the sprint, ahead of Sainz in 2nd and Lando in 3rd
- This means Max has won 4/4 sprint races this season, and 11 out of the total 16 sprint races overall
guenther: you seem like a sprint specialist! you won 11 out of 16!
max: probably because i don’t like it
😭💀 pic.twitter.com/P3JOhHECQJ
- nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) October 19, 2024
Miscellaneous things:
Lots of special liveries for this weekend
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBT5cUqsioE/
Haas, Alpine, and McLaren all have special liveries
Rookie Liam Lawson has been inaugurated by Alonso
"Welcome to Formula 1, Liam Lawson!" #F1Sprint #USGP ( It's RB, Fernando 😉) pic.twitter.com/dobMsrE75S
- Formula 1 (@F1) October 19, 2024
https://t.co/LN2X4LMqnH pic.twitter.com/oLb2r8QbG0
- elvi ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀིྀི (@sedicimilton) October 19, 2024
Alex Albon celebrates his 100th race start
https://www.instagram.com/f1/p/DBWzIE4TN7K/
source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Bey couldn't make the post today, so you get this from me instead