Follow Free Practice 1 for the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix live with RacingNews365, as Round 18 of the season gets underway.
Kimi Antonelli heads to Texas with a 102-point lead in the championship, which he can win on Sunday to become the youngest F1 champion of all-time.
For him to do so, the Italian must win the race, with George Russell finishing ninth or lower and Lewis Hamilton finishing fifth or lower.
Max Verstappen and a resurgent Red Bull will also be lurking as Mercedes has confirmed it will run both its cars on the troubled upgrade introduced in Sepang.
But who will come out on top in Texas?
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