Live US GP: live race broadcast. The newly crowned three-time Formula 1 world champion, Dutchman Max Verstappen, topped the timesheets on Friday in the only free practice session of the United States Grand Prix, which takes place on Sunday in Austin.
Red Bull driver, 26 years old, set his best lap time at one minute and 35.912 seconds at the Circuit of the Americas, leading Charles Leclerc of Ferrari by 0.156 seconds.
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was the third fastest, nearly three tenths of a second behind after a brief burst of runs on soft tires at the end of a hot session in Texas.
Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull, Mexican Sergio Pérez, looking to impress after a series of mediocre starts, was fourth ahead of Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and George Russell (Mercedes).
Alex Albon was seventh in his Williams, ahead of Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), and Pierre Gasly (Alpine).
Australian Daniel Ricciardo returned to action for Alpha Tauri after a five-race absence and finished fourteenth.
The practice session, the only one as Austin awaits a sprint racing weekend, took place in almost perfect conditions, with a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a clear blue sky. The track temperature was 40 degrees.
WHAT TIME DOES THE US GP START
13:00 hours - Mexico
14:00 hours - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia
15:00 hours - Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, United States (Miami)
16:00 hours - Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile
21:00 hours - Spain, Germany, Italy, France
WHERE TO WATCH THE US GP 2023
The US GP can be watched on television and streaming in Spain through DAZN, while ESPN (TV channel) will broadcast the event for Latin America through Star Plus (online) and Fox Sports televises in Mexico.