News Details
Prac One: Fog & missing choppers dominate
Fernando Alonso set the pace in a truncated first practice at Austin when first fog held up proceedings and then the lack of a helicopter compounded the situation.
The start of first practice was delayed by 40 minutes due to heavy fog over the Circuit of the Americas with Race Control announcing that an hour-long session could kick off at 9:40am local time.
There was no time wasting from the drivers when the light turned green and new Lotus signing Heikki Kovalainen was the first out on track although it was Jenson Button's 1:41.934 that got the timesheets rolling.
While the McLaren driver put in the laps, Ferrari were working on Fernando Alonso's car which was up on jacks while his team...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
F1 Video: Unique Helicopter Aerial View –...
Get a bird's eye view of the Circuit of the Americas with this unique...
11y ago from TheF1Poet.wordpre...
Alonso waiting on fitness for Austin GP
It is possible Fernando Alonso will not travel to Austin for this...
11y ago from GrandPrix.com
Alonso fit to race despite skipping Thursday in Austin
Sutton Images Enlarge Fernando Alonso has been given the all-clear to...
11y ago from espnF1.com
Alonso fit to race in Austin
Fernando Alonso has been passed fit to race in Austin this weekend after...
11y ago from PlanetF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez fastest at Jerez test on updated Ducati...
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez tops mid-season Jerez MotoGP test
Ducati’s Marc Marquez responded to his crash at the MotoGP Spanish...
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Alex Marquez: ‘without Marc Marquez I was the...
Alex Marquez admitted he knew ‘it was his day’ to win his first...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Marc Marquez turned down the paycheck of a lifetime...
No description available...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Takuma Sato reveals 94G impact in 233mph Indy 500...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Palou tops busy final Indy 500 test day
The NTT IndyCar Series wrapped up a two day test session on Thursday,...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Larson, Sato crash in high-boost Indy 500 test session
The second day of IndyCar’s Indy 500 open test opened with qualifying...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Scott McLaughlin fastest as speeds top 232mph in Day 2...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Toyota Gazoo Racing's silver lining
Toyota Gazoo Racing has a silver lining, literally. Not content with a...
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Even Sebastien Ogier was powerless to prevent Kalle...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanpera ignites WRC season with Canary Islands...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“Let’s play every ball together” - Arsenal boss...
Mikel Arteta has issued a passionate rallying cry to Arsenal fans ahead of...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Video: Arsenal's main striker target nets stunning...
Viktor Gyökeres sent a clear message to Arsenal with a stunning four-goal...
6h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Mikel Arteta gives triple Arsenal injury update and...
Mikel Arteta provides the latest on three of Arsenal's injured troops...
6h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Team News: Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain injury,...
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead...
7h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Comments
Hottest News
McLaren deal ‘over’ as star driver issues emotional...
McLaren Formula 1 team have allegedly ended a... Read More »
5h ago from GPFans.com
Contract clause could explain Hamilton struggle
Apr.28 An interesting contractual detail... Read More »
17h ago from OneStopStrategy.com
Aston Martin's new wind tunnel ‘opened our eyes,’ says...
Aston Martin’s quest to become a Formula 1... Read More »
12h ago from F1i.com