United States Grand Prix - Free Practice One

3rd & 7 37yd

@MelhemSakr: Nasr is Brazilian, plus I don't recall Massa being a former team-mate. They are current team-mates.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:17:10 PM
@Phil - both Vettel and Massa are brilliantly fast as well with cars to their liking.

by Bjorn 10/31/2014 4:17:19 PM
@Bjorn: Button too. When he has the car exactly as he wants it, he can be in a league of his own.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:17:34 PM
sorry Nate I do not agree, if you win with an uncompetitive car as you call it, it may be down to good fortune such as Riccardo has had or it maybe just that your car is the best on raceday nobody wins in a slower car

by tony 10/31/2014 4:17:43 PM
@tony: Alonso nearly won a title in an inferior car in 2012. That's not my opinion, that's a fact.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:17:57 PM
Ok don't get mad everyone, we are sending Romain out on our normal tusktastic nose next. Had to happen at some point! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1Scf3lCUAAHhkp.jpg

by Renault Sport F1 via twitter 10/31/2014 4:19:02 PM
As I said, just my opinion, but I don't think either Vettel or Massa can match Hamilton or Alonso in cars to their liking. Although maybe Vettel likes a car faster than anyone else has.

by Phil, Maidenhead 10/31/2014 4:19:08 PM
@Phil,Maidenhead: I wouldn't mind one of those, Phil!

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:19:16 PM
Is Nasr just in for FP1?

by Bryan J. Ball 10/31/2014 4:19:25 PM
@BryanJ.Ball: Yes.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:19:27 PM
that is an opinion Nate not really a fact

by tony 10/31/2014 4:19:30 PM
@tony: No, Red Bull had the most competitive car in 2012. Alonso nearly won the championship in a car which had no real right to be taking a title fight to the final race.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:19:53 PM
FA has such unreal talent. But I am a LH fan and given the right car/engine he is still the quickest out there.

by madmax12 10/31/2014 4:20:00 PM
I love watching cars come through the twisty first sector. It makes me wonder why I can't do it so smoothly on F1 2014.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:20:31 PM
Maldonado won a race, in a car. Don't know how to explain that one...

by WtF1 10/31/2014 4:20:37 PM
@tony I definitely agree with Nate here and I am NOT an Alonso fan at all.

by Bryan J. Ball 10/31/2014 4:20:48 PM
Nate, how is the F1 revenue distributed (%) among all top 10 teams?

by JPablo 10/31/2014 4:21:09 PM
@JPablo: In 2013, five of the 11 teams - Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Williams - took 63% of the sport's underlying revenues. That left just 37% to share between the remaining six teams.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:21:52 PM
Fernando Alonso of @InsideFerrari puts too much power down exiting the final corner #USGP #F1 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1SdimJCUAEahtW.jpg

by Formula 1 via twitter 10/31/2014 4:22:21 PM
Less than eight minutes to go now as the teams continue their longer runs. This is when they start to get a good idea of how tyres hold up over longer runs - crucial data ahead of Saturday evening when they decide on a race strategy.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:22:57 PM
@Lotus_F1Team @MercedesAMGF1 Did someone say Hulk? Without calling us? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1SdwddIQAAUP_E.jpg

by Sahara Force India via twitter 10/31/2014 4:23:21 PM
Revenue sharing has been a huge sticking point for the six "smaller" teams...

by madmax12 10/31/2014 4:23:28 PM
WtF1, Maldonald Duck has pure raw speed, when the car has good downforce and brakes to his liking... His win was not a lucky win, Williams was faster on that weekend

by Siran Cousland edited by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:23:47 PM
Rosberg asked if he can save a bit of fuel but keep his lap times the same.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:24:19 PM
Replays of Raikkonen running wide at Turn 1. The Finn still not enjoying the feel of that Ferrari.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:24:42 PM
nate don't feel bad , I can't get to smooth on Grid Autosport either. But I'm using a controller which does make a difference

by john in chicago 10/31/2014 4:24:53 PM
No one has mentioned Kimi a former world champion.

by satyaban 10/31/2014 4:25:49 PM
@satyaban: I would say Kimi is one of the most naturally gifted drivers of the last 20 years. Shouldn't ruin his reputation just because he's having a bad year - when a car isn't to a driver's liking it has a big impact.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:26:23 PM
The two Red Bulls are back in the garage, everyone else out on track as we enter the final three minutes.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:26:47 PM
Rosberg the latest man to get onto the astroturf, which sends him a little sideways.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:27:10 PM
Grosjean is now running a 2014 Lotus nose, by the way, but remains rooted to the foot of the timing screens. It's likely he came out with a heavier fuel load for a late longer run.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:27:46 PM
As I write that, Grosjean runs wide and enters the track just ahead of Maldonado.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:27:57 PM
Grosjean asks Lotus if he has a puncture or a broken suspension. Maldonado has now had a spin, so the Lotus drivers are in all sorts of bother.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:28:43 PM
@Nate - shame they didnt say that about Shumi at merc

by paulh 10/31/2014 4:28:46 PM
Two questions: Is it possible that the new lower noses of the cars contributed to Bianchi's crash, i.e. in prior years the car would not have gone under the tractor in a similar way? 2nd part, Has it been suggested that they modify the tractors to be safer?

by JPM2007 10/31/2014 4:28:54 PM
@JPM2007: I don't think it would have been an impact - he still would have made contact in the way he did. And yes, the FIA is re-evaluating safety in the wake of the accident.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:29:34 PM
We're into the final 30 seconds of this session.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:29:40 PM
Nate what you said about Raikonin could apply for Vettel also

by tony 10/31/2014 4:29:52 PM
@tony: Absolutely. Vettel a very sensitive driver, much like Button.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:30:04 PM
The chequered flag is out.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:30:20 PM
Raikkonen has stopped in the pit lane, way short of the Ferrari garage.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:30:37 PM
Only way to make those tractors safer is to get mobile cranes and keep them outside the track and fish the cars out from there if necessary. And no way that a higher nose would save bianchi from a crash of that speed

by Dan G 10/31/2014 4:30:53 PM
So there we have it - Hamilton leads yet another Mercedes one-two. The 2012 winner of this race looked in fine form today. Impressive pace from McLaren - but will it transfer into tomorrow? Williams are way down the order but we've seen that team come alive on Saturdays more than once this year.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:33:12 PM
Race control confirms the 'virtual safety car' has been deployed. This is the new measure brought in after Bianchi's accident - a speed limiter to regulate speeds of drivers without having to deploy a safety car.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:34:22 PM
The green lights come on at the side of the track and the cars return to the pits at normal speed.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:35:03 PM
That's all we have time for in FP1. Thanks as always for joining me for this session and please be sure to come back in just over two hours for the afternoon session from the Circuit of the Americas.

by Nate Saunders 10/31/2014 4:35:33 PM

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