United States Grand Prix 2021

LIVE: F1 2021 United States Grand Prix Free Practice 1

22 October 2021

Follow the opening F1 free practice session for the United States GP live. Keep up to date with everything that happens during FP1 at the Circuit of the Americas.

Author Mike Seymour

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Follow the first F1 free practice session for the United States GP live!

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen leads Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton by six points in the championship standings with six races remaining. But who will come out on top in Austin?

Below you'll find the live timing and our live blog. The times refresh automatically during the session, so you are always up to date.

In the blog we will provide you with the latest news and developments during FP1 at the Circuit of the Americas. You can easily switch between live timing and the live blog below.

Live blog Live timing

Pos.	Driver	Team	Time	Tyre
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F1 2021 US Grand Prix RN365 News dossier

Hill explains why Alpine might be struggling against their rivals

Mercedes taking grid penalties to avoid 'catastrophic' engine failure

McLaren: Ricciardo now showing why we wanted to sign him

Video: Go behind the scenes with Red Bull at the US GP!

The Red Bull gesture that Honda 'really appreciated' in Austin

Verstappen secures first title of the 2021 season

Column

Just how good is the battle between Verstappen and Hamilton?

Palmer: Red Bull needed a perfect race to stop Hamilton

Former Red Bull driver on 'non-existent' Marko relationship

Haas investigating why strange issues are only affecting Mazepin

Mercedes: Verstappen's tyres hit the cliff on the last lap

Hamilton: Austin bumps were 'no problem' for Mercedes

Hakkinen relishing 'incredibly close' McLaren/Ferrari battle

Mercedes explain why they didn't undercut Verstappen

Were Mercedes 'shaken' by the United States GP result?

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Drivers Teams

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	575
2	Sergio Pérez Red Bull	285
3	Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	234
4	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	206
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	206
6	Lando Norris McLaren	205

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez	860
2	Mercedes Hamilton & Russell	409
3	Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc	406
4	McLaren Norris & Piastri	302
5	Aston Martin Alonso & Stroll	280
6	Alpine Gasly & Ocon	120