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United States GP – Takeaways from Friday Practice

A rain-hit Saturday seems to be what exactly Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton needed to begin the Formula 1 United States GP weekend. The championship leader, who is looking to clinch his fifth wprld drivers' championship this weekend at Austin, led Friday with stellar performances on a wet Circuit Of The Americas (COTA). The British driver led his teammate Valtteri Bottas in FP1 with a 1.3-second margin and was 1 second quicker than Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly in the afternoon, with heavier rain causing most of the drivers to set their fastest laps near the end of the session. Takeaways from Friday Practice Both free practice sessions were in wet conditions, FP2 had less on-track action but...
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