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FP1: Mercedes fire early warning shot to Red Bull

Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton topped FP1 in Austin, and ended the session almost a full second faster than Max Verstappen in third. The Finn pipped his team-mate by 0.045s in the first session of the weekend, but the gap back to the Red Bull was 0.932s – which will likely give Mercedes' tital rivals something of a headache if that is to continue through FP2 on Friday. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were P4 and P5 for Ferrari, but lapped around a second-and-a-half off the pace of the Mercedes pair, which underlines just how quick the reigning Constructors' champions looked. Eventful start to FP1 in Austin: – Alonso's engine has gone pop– Horner has said 'arse'...
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