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Check out the all-important results from Free Practice at Austin ahead of the 2025 F1 United States Grand Prix!
Lando Norris showed impressive speed by topping the red-flagged practice session before the United States Grand Prix with a time of 1:33.294 on soft tyres, surpassing Alonso, Verstappen, and Hulkenberg. His teammate and title rival Piastri finished fifth, 0.564s behind. Piastri later narrowed the gap to 0.279s but was surpassed by Hulkenberg. Hamilton was 8th for Ferrari without setting a time on soft tyres, as Russell did for Mercedes in 7th. Leclerc and Sainz faced car issues, missing out on late soft tyre runs before Sprint qualifying due to gearbox problems. Check the full results of the Austin practice session for the 2025 F1 United States Grand Prix below!
