This man is in P3.
— Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN (@alfaromeoorlen) October 21, 2022
That’s it. Yes, it’s Friday; yes, times don’t matter. But we just like to see that.#USGPpic.twitter.com/gVHf1rE1Be
Deep into #FP2#Charles16 1:36.810 #Carlos55 1:38.763 (2023 Proto Tyres)#USGPpic.twitter.com/ByrJG9gewt
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) October 21, 2022
Leclerc improves by 0.8s on the mediums to set a 1m36.810s to move 1.9s clear of the rest of the field.
Current top 10: Leclerc, Sainz, Bottas, RIcciardo, Hamilton, Perez, Verstappen, Gasly, Russell and Magnussen.
A closer look at the 2023 unmarked tyres on Sebastian Vettel
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 21, 2022
We'll be seeing this wheel view across the grid in the tyre test FP2 session! #USGP#F1pic.twitter.com/Soq31sXSOt
Leclerc goes 1.1s clear of Sainz at the top of the timesheets. An impressive start from the Ferrari driver.
Bottas moves up to third for Alfa Romeo on the mediums.
Sainz goes a tenth clear of Leclerc at the top of the timesheets. Hardly surprising given that Leclerc was forced to miss FP1.
Current top 10: Leclerc, Ricciardo, Bottas, Gasly, Verstappen, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Norris and Ocon.
Leclerc takes to the top with his first time of the day - 1.6s clear of Ricciardo.
Ricciardo takes to the top on the mediums with a 1m40.474s, a tenth ahead of Bottas.
FP2 is now underway.
It will be a 90-minute session.
After missing FP1, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, Kevin Magnussen, Charles Leclerc and Nicholas Latifi return to their respective cars.
15 minutes until the start of FP2.
The session will be 90 minutes long to allow teams to test Pirelli's 2023 tyres.
Chequered flag out for FP1! Sainz on top...
Into the final two minutes.
Verstappen improves but can't topple Sainz, 0.2s off.
Current top 10: Sainz, Hamilton, Stroll, Verstappen, Perez, Alonso, Russell, Gasly, Norris and Vettel.
Hamilton slots into second, just 0.5s off Sainz's top time - a 1m36.857s.
Sainz smashes Stroll's benchmark by 0.6s. Both drivers are on the softs.
Perez improves to fourth.