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1:30
End for today
We are finishing here for the moment. This will continue on Saturday – so for all Europeans today – with the 3rd free practice and qualifying. We are back at 8:00 pm, then with FP3. The qualifications follow then. Of course, all this is in the live ticker.
01:21 am
New transmissions
Some drivers are allowed to change gears this weekend. Those cars Vettel, Hulkenberg and Grosjean have six races and can be traded normally. Ericsson has installed a spare gearbox in Japan. He will be able to exchange his home in Austin again. In addition, Brendon Hartley builds a new transmission. He's not the only one on this list, but as Honda already calculates with him with a driving penalty, it makes no difference.
1:12
No latifi
One of them was no longer in training today – Nicholas Latifi, a tester at Force India. It had been announced yesterday, should rather sit in the badpit Esteban Ocon. Finally, but still drove Ocon. "It's a late decision that I'm driving today," Esteban Ocon admits. "But in wet conditions, the team decided that it would be best if Nicholas optimizes his travel time to Abu Dhabi."
01:01 am
Force India
Even with Force India, you did not want to use too many tires. Perez and Ocon both lowered the two practices on a set of intermediaries. "We have made the most of the Inters in FP1, which has made our lives a bit more difficult, but we still have work to do to get the most out of the tires of tomorrow," said Otmar Szafnauer, director of # 39; team. And Sergio Perez adds: "We did not seem to have the best pace on the middlemen, but we hope to improve that overnight."
00:42 am
Toro Rosso postpones the test program
In fact, Toro Rosso wanted to test new parts in Austin today. Then came the rain and drove away any meaning of such a test. "We had a big test program planned for both cars," said Jonathan Eddolls, lead engineer for the race. "We wanted to test Pierero's car for a new Aero package, but in these difficult conditions during the first session, we decided not to fly it." Unfortunately, the rain did not disappear thereafter, but became stronger during the second training session. Forced to build Gasly's car after all. "Unfortunately, we were not able to carry out the planned work because it is difficult to evaluate an Aero package under such conditions, but basically it seems to be going well," says Eddolls.
Rain puts the Austin Toro Rosso upgrade program in default
00:32 am
Happy gasly
Pierre Gasly is looking forward to Friday. Rightly, he finished second in second place and was even faster in sector 2 than Lewis Hamilton. "At first, we had some problems with getting the middlemen working properly, but we did a lot of things for FP2 and they seemed to work much better," Gasly says. "Although we did not ride much, the feeling was basically good and the performance was there."
0:26
New FP2 tires
So who used the tires in the second free trial? Almost the whole field is back on old tires on the track. Tires with which you have already driven during the first free trials. Exceptions: Toro Rosso sent the two riders again on new intermediaries. And Charles Leclerc ran three laps with new rain tires, but unlike most of the other FP1 drivers, he did not try the rain tires on wet tires, he only opted for them. intermediate. As a result, no inconvenience occurred to him.
00:18 am
Mercedes saves
At Mercedes, we also prefer not to use too many tires. "I've only done a few laps in 1st PC because we have to keep those tires up to the 3rd and there is little to learn in the rain," says Lewis Hamilton. The same was true for Valtteri Bottas: "But even with this morning's limited commute time, the car felt really good." Bottas participated in the second training and then did not play.
00:09 am
Ricciardo with flat foot
Daniel Ricciardo broke a pair of tires during the first practice session, so he did not leave the track during the second session. "If we had used one more set, it might have cost us a lot to qualify tomorrow," Ricciardo said. "If we had more tires available, we would have seen more riders on the track."
00:01 am
tire savers
The tire mood in the Formula 1 paddock is not very good. Not necessarily because of the tires themselves – it's about giving each driver a very limited number of wet tires. "In rainy weather, the teams will receive a game of intermediaries, a total of five intermediate games and three sets of rain tires," said Pirelli's sports director, Mario Isola. But it's not a lot. And as it may rain tomorrow during qualifying, no one wants to start two sets of rain tires on Friday.
11:48 p.m.
Haas house race
Romain Grosjean returned Friday to Haas. He is therefore very satisfied with the balance of the car: "Especially for the middlemen, it looks like tomorrow in qualifying after the rain, so we saved some tires." His teammate Magnussen was not satisfied, he complained of understeer.
11:36 p.m.
Horner in Vettel barely
At the same time, Christian Horner commented on the fine inflicted on Sebastian Vettel, in an interview with Sky UK: "It's a stupid rule". The penalties are the part he does not really understand: "Give him a penalty, hit his fingers, a fine or something to be given, but three penalty points for that, how far he exceeded the limit? " Similar to Daniel, it affects the race, the qualifying and it's not a good punishment. "Horner still remembers the Australian GP when his driver Daniel Ricciardo had the same penalty.
11:25 p.m.
Weather forecast
A good time to watch the weather forecast for tomorrow. Sebastian Vettel's hopes for a dry weekend are still in limbo, especially on Saturday, it seems like it's raining again.
11:19 p.m.
Vettel on the track
And if we look at Ferrari's result … now off penalty. Rain problems, yes or no? "Let's hope it will not rain," admits Vettel after his training. "Today, it was clear that we are not fast enough in the rain and that there is still a lot of work to be done, we still do not know why – but it would be better if the rain did not fall not."
11:10 p.m.
Result of the training
Here we always deliver the result of FP2. What does this tell us? Not a lot. The Hamilton in the rain is damn fast – but we already knew it. Pierre Gasly did a pretty impressive training, giving everything in his Toro Rosso. Unfortunately, it will not help him because he has to drive a long way after the engine change.
10:59 p.m.
stewards decision
Of course, this decision is consistent with the other cases we had in 2018. There were also three penalties and two penalty points. The commissioners further stress in this decision: "This offense must be considered very serious."
22:54 pm
Vettel at the trouble
"In my eyes, I'm just out of gas, in the eyes of the stewards apparently not," said Vettel. He does not understand and suspects a timing problem: "The deviation from the man's head has even increased.The system is not perfect.Yesterday there were already problems with buckles."
10:50 p.m.
PENALTY: Vettel
It took a while, but the penalty for Sebastian Vettel is now official. He has three places on the grid behind him, because he was driving too fast under the red. He also gets two penalty points on his race license.
10:44 p.m.
Ferrari
The only defense we can defend for Ferrari: all participated in the second free practice with the same intermediaries, they have already used in the first training. While Ferrari made a lot more laps, Vettel had 25 laps at the end of the second pilot program. In the end, Hamilton had only eight laps. But five seconds is already a lot, a lot of time. And Verstappen with 14-lap tires could at least partially follow Hamilton's lead.
10:30 p.m.
Hammer time
Well, and in the end, Lewis Hamilton is back in the lead. He goes out a ride. It's enough for the best moment. Time only five seconds faster than both Ferrari – although many more attempts.
10:23 p.m.
Hamilton & Vettel
But now, one last push. Verstappen also participates in the timed hunt in the rain. Where until now, only Vettel has completed a round.
10:15 p.m.
8/20
There are 15 minutes left. Eight out of 20 riders were on the track now. Seven of them drove once. The fastest man is Pierre Gasly right before Raikkonen. He remains the only top pilot we have seen so far.
9:54 p.m.
Time Lapse and Iceman
Hartley even sets a time, stays a little under 2 minutes for a Cota ride. However, the disc is now fragile. Even a Ferrari's adventure here on the track: Kimi Raikkonen. They obviously understood that they had accumulated demand in the wet. At least for Hartley, that's enough. 3.6 seconds faster. Also, Vettel is getting ready now.
9:47 p.m.
HARTLEY! VANDOORNE!
Yes, what's going on here? We hear engines! Yes, plural Two cars on the track. That we are allowed to experience this. Maybe there is still at least 40 minutes of fun.
9:45 p.m.
The butler of Alonso
… is his successor. Lando Norris first serves the Spanish a good coffee. Curious scenes at McLaren. Mechanics also have something. Top Lando, it always makes you popular.
9:33 p.m.
Marko and the poor pigs
This is what the Red Bull consultant, especially at n-tv, calls the fans, who continue their action without acting in rainy weather. "You should be thinking of something for the future by simply putting more tires at your disposal," said Marko. That's why people do not drive. The team must save tires. Because tomorrow it should rain. "It's a silly situation," complains Marko. When Ricciardo returns, he traded FP1 a foot flat.
Daniel Ricciardo in the first practice
9:27 p.m.
Pausenfüller
So you do not fall asleep, we have something in reserve. The last vlog of Christian since Austin! Why Hamilton still faces a major challenge:
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9:24 p.m.
Double wait
We wait and wait. Not only on cars. But also on the Vettel decision. Why does it take so long? Or you are too fast or not. In fact, it should be pretty easy.
9:18 p.m.
Less rain?
In fact, the rain should ease a bit now. Said at least Météo France. Well. No. He always pours buckets. Even no one can handle the drivers.
9:14 p.m.
imagery
If there are no moving pictures of moving cars, we have at least some pictures of the first training for you. Have fun clicking through.
9:06 p.m.
Nothing since times
Hmmm, we probably promised too much. No pilot has yet hit the track. It's raining too hard. Will be!
20:55 hours
NOW LIVE: 2. TRAINING
The second free practice session is also available, as usual, in our linked ticker above, with live commentary, as well as the positions and times of all riders.
8:45 p.m.
weather update
After the second free practice session that is not far off, we cast another look at the sky. Or rather not, because it just flows. The chances of a second dry PC have probably ended now.
8:38 p.m.
penalties Update
Until the commissioners make the decision in the Vettel case, we are quickly negotiating two sanctions already pronounced. Fernando Alonso was too fast in the pit for a km / h, which cost 100 euros to McLaren. And of course, after his change of engine, Gasly must leave the end of the pack Sunday.
8:27 p.m.
Vettel out
The hearing is over, Sebastian Vettel is out again. But we are still waiting for the verdict. In itself, this should not take much time, because the decision is not as complex as in a collision, for example.
8:19 p.m.
Vettel investigation
Moreover, the investigation against Vettel is underway. It was announced to the stewards at 1:10 pm local time, so it was eight minutes ago. The verdict should not take too much time.
8:02 p.m.
INQUIRY AGAINST VETTEL
The stewards were busy now – and have now expressed suspicion against Sebastian Vettel. It is said that he drove too fast during the first training under the red flag. Now he has to answer the stewards. We recall two precedents of the 2018 season: Ricciardo in Australia and Ocon last in Japan were to be three places behind such a breach on the grid.
7:43 p.m.
New Honda engines
So it's not quite the same at Honda with the third phase of expansion in 2018. This weekend, the engines are changed again, according to Honda in both cars. At Pierre Gasly, the Turbo, MGU-H and MGU-K engines have already been traded today. This has already been announced for Brendon Hartley. "He will start the weekend with a previously used power unit," Toyoharu Tanabe, an F1 driver for Honda, said today. "He will be replaced by a new unit on Friday night."
19:30 clock
Alonso and Indy 500
A departure to the Indianapolis 500 does not exclude Zak Brown today. Of course, it would only be a race, not the whole season. "As for the Indy 500, this interests us," says Brown. "It's something we will decide during the winter holidays."
7:25 p.m.
McLaren and Indycar
The history already haunts the Paddock of Formula 1 and Indycar for a long time. In different constellations of pilots and teams. Of course, Fernando Alonso has always been an important figure, as he continued to flirt with a change in the Indycar series and McLaren would have liked to keep him as a driver. In the end, McLaren should have made a sensible decision. Team manager Zak Brown also said: "We are currently very focused on Formula 1." Better, you recover here before launching you in other series of races.
7:17 p.m.
McLaren confirms: no Indycar program
At the team leaders' press conference, Zak Brown, McLaren's boss, confirms: "No full-time Indycar program for McLaren in 2019." We are certainly not ready for that, "said Brown. But: "We would like to do it in the near future."
7:12 p.m.
Pictures Friday
All those who have not yet seen the first free trials and who wish more rain pictures, can only recommend our daily gallery. You will find the best reasons for the wet and happy Formula 1 Friday.
7:07 p.m.
Leclerc-Dreher
Here is the Leclerc turner in video form. Might happen. By the way, Sebastian Vettel also took part in some training during this training, but they all remained without rotation. Once, he braked before the first corner, once in front of the right rear. Both times it was enough for him to make a long line through the clearance zone and return immediately to the track.
7:02 p.m.
Clean and get off
The final result will satisfy Sauber: Charles Leclerc finished ninth behind Sainz and Grosjean, making him the third best midfielder. His training was not without problems. Sometimes, he became visible with slips, and he is also responsible for the single round of the session. He spun Sauber from the last turning right into the first sector, then had to return to the gravel bed. He distributed a good amount of gravel on the ideal line, the training had to be interrupted to allow a deep work.
Charles Leclerc was quick during the first tests but not always on the track
18:58 hours
Sainz leads the midfield
In the rain, Renault looked good this season. Today, Carlos Sainz took seventh place. Thus, the lead in the midfield after Romain Grosjean's long front was localized. These two players clearly beat their teammates: only 18th place for Nico Hulkenberg, who only went seven laps. Kevin Magnussen drove more, but still could not match his teammate Grosjean's time. 0.793 seconds separated the two Haas pilots at the end.
18:56 hours
Result of the training
Here is the complete result of the first training. Hamilton, Red Bull did not look so bad. Max Verstappen even had the fastest time in sector 1, but could not reach Hamilton's time. Ricciardo and he were the first riders to complete their fast laps. After the red flag of Red Bull, but not much, just 15 minutes before the end of the session for them. The two drivers only covered 9 laps, while Vettel 18 and Raikkonen completed 20 laps.
6:48 p.m.
Ferrari and grip
Vettel and Räikkönen did not seem to have much in first free practice. Kimi Raikkonen inspired us with beautiful drift deposits thanks to the combination of sharp turns at the beginning of the third sector. But this is not fast in Formula One.
In first practice in Austin, Ferrari lacked grip
6:43 p.m.
Hamilton Hammer
It remains 1.3 seconds for Hamilton on Bottas, it's an ad. To be fair, it must also be said that Hamilton drove his time later. And Bottas regained his personal best in sectors 1 and 2 on his lap, so could have been even faster. At Ferrari, we must look for another explanation, because Vettel and Raikkonen were on the track until the end and still won only places 5 and 6.
6:35 p.m.
Hamilton with the best time
The first free practice ends without Mercedes or Red Bull having made any more laps. The best time remains with Lewis Hamilton – with 1.3 seconds, he is clearly ahead of Valtteri Bottas. Just behind are the two Red Bulls. The Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel, finished fifth at 1987 seconds and Räikkönen sixth at 2426 seconds.
6:24 p.m.
End at Mercedes?
Nine minutes after the hour, Lewis Hamilton says goodbye to the box and turns into Mercedes Motorhome with a light drizzle. Most drivers are now in the stands.
6:16 p.m.
Ferrari is fighting
Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen also stressed yesterday: Ferrari has no weakness in the rain. Nevertheless, they are currently only in places 5 and 6. Hamilton continues to lead Bottas, Verstappen and Ricciardo, who are all in the stands. Vettel and Raikkonen are still driving, but Vettel is almost 2 seconds behind Hamilton.
6:04 p.m.
direction Hamilton
In the early rounds after the red flag, Lewis Hamilton took the best of Bottas with a time of 1: 47.502. Max Verstappen showed good sectors, but remains in 3rd place, Ricciardo in 4th place, Räikkönen in 5. Romain Grosjean is the best midfielder and is 6th in front of Sainz, Alonso and Norris.
5:53 p.m.
managed
The track is clean again. Did you really need a lot of equipment for the few pebbles? Some brooms would have certainly done … no matter, the track is released again, all go out through middlemen. There are 38 minutes left.
5:50 p.m.
Difficult story
The few pebbles need a spectacular cleaning. First, a sweeper is sent to the track, now comes one of the NASCAR Jet Dryer – a pickup truck with an aircraft engine at the back of the truck. He should blow the stones. By the way, the leader belongs to Valtteri Bottas, followed by Ricciardo, Verstappen, Sainz, Ericsson and Raikkonen.
5:44 p.m.
Red flag
As conditions improve, most pilots are on the track. The first turner is manufactured by Charles Leclerc, he distributes a pile of gravel on the line of race on his return. Now the session is interrupted because the track needs to be cleaned.
5:33 p.m.
First time!
A miracle, indeed, who dared to do more than just a simple installation! The two Red Bulls have made some intermediate innings. Daniel Ricciardo now leads with 1: 49.386. Max Verstappen is in second place at 1.256 seconds. Both were alone on the track, but now Bottas and Vettel have also gone out.
5:26 p.m.
time
In addition, there is little traffic on the track. The drivers are well off, intermediates are now the most popular choice. Ricciardo and Verstappen were also on the road, both on Inters. The official forecast of Météo France says: Just like now, it remains. Rain probability of 60 percent for the second year.
5:17 p.m.
Hülk on Inters
Now that the rain has almost stopped, Nico Hulkenberg will offer a set of middlemen. Here he is the first – and he drives faster in the middle sector than anyone before him. He still does not try to make a complete lap, he returns to the stands immediately after.
5:10 p.m.
installation lathes
We are currently experiencing a slow start to training. After the series, the drivers come for an installation round on the track. Vettel, Raikkonen, Bottas and Hamilton are already on their way. They all put rain tires – and they all let it stay after a ride. Nobody drives here for the weather, after all, the water is everywhere.
5:02 p.m.
GREEN
The training officially started. Marcus Ericsson even went out despite the rainy weather. He raised wet tires, not intermediates. All other drivers watch the story from the box.
16:55 hours
NOW LIVE: FP1
We report live in our above ticker related training in Austin. As always, you will find the live times and rankings of all the runners.
4:50 p.m.
Welcome to the training day!
We are back from Austin, contact us at the first free practice session. When what goes up where, you can find in the calendar below linked. Whatever it is, we can report the rain at once, with an air temperature of 16 degrees and a track temperature of 17 degrees. The FP1 is about to start.
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