LIVE F1, US GP 2022 LIVE: FP3 starts, time-attack tests in view of qualifying

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21.02 Differentiated strategy at Ferrari with Leclerc immediately on the track with soft tires and Sainz with the medium.

21.00 GREEN LIGHT!!! The third free practice session begins, with the last 60 minutes of activity ahead of qualifying.

20.57 At the moment the only drivers already certain of a penalty are Perez and Zhou, both at 5 penalty positions to be served on the grid for having mounted one or more components of the power-unit beyond the seasonal limit set by the regulation.

20.55 At the start of FP3 the official FIA statement on the new engines should arrive and therefore on the various penalties to be served on the starting grid in Texas. Leclerc in all likelihood will have the new power-unit and will go into penalty.

20.52 In the meantime, Jost Capito has announced that Logan Sargeant will be the new Williams driver in 2023, but the official will come only after the Abu Dhabi GP. The young American driver will have to keep a place in the top 5 of the F2 championship (at the moment he is 3rd) to obtain the super license.

20.50 Yesterday saw Ferrari in command of both free practice sessions, however yesterday’s performances are difficult to interpret (in FP2 the teams tested the Pirelli tires of 2023). FP3 will therefore be very important to understand the values ​​on the field on the flying lap in Austin.

20.48 Red Bull is firmly in command of the constructors’ championship and could already celebrate the arithmetic certainty of the title in Austin, should it lose less than 19 points from Ferrari in the Texan GP.

20.46 WORLD MANUFACTURER RANKING:

1 RED BULL RACING RBPT 619
2 FERRARI 454
3 MERCEDES 387
4 ALPINE RENAULT 143
5 MCLAREN MERCEDES 130
6 ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 52
7 ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 45
8 HAAS FERRARI 34
9 ALPHATAURI RBPT 34
10 WILLIAMS MERCEDES 8

20.43 Already awarded the drivers title to Suzuka, the fight for second place in the championship between Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc remains open. Too far away unless there are twists and turns George Russell and Carlos Sainz.

20.41 WORLD RIDERS RANKING:

1 Max Verstappen NED RED BULL RACING RBPT 366
2 Sergio Perez MEX RED BULL RACING RBPT 253
3 Charles Leclerc MON FERRARI 252
4 George Russell GBR MERCEDES 207
5 Carlos Sainz ESP FERRARI 202
6 Lewis Hamilton GBR MERCEDES 180
7 Lando Norris GBR MCLAREN MERCEDES 101
8 Esteban Ocon BETWEEN ALPINE RENAULT 78
9 Fernando Alonso ESP ALPINE RENAULT 65
10 Valtteri Bottas FIN ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 46
11 Sebastian Vettel GER ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 32
12 Daniel Ricciardo AUS MCLAREN MERCEDES 29
13 Pierre Gasly FRA ALPHATAURI RBPT 23
14 Kevin Magnussen DEN HAAS FERRARI 22
15 Lance Stroll CAN ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 13
16 Mick Schumacher GER HAAS FERRARI 12
17 Yuki Tsunoda JPN ALPHATAURI RBPT 11
18 Zhou Guanyu CHN ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 6
19 Alexander Albon THA WILLIAMS MERCEDES 4
20 Nicholas Latifi CAN WILLIAMS MERCEDES 2
21 Nyck De Vries NED WILLIAMS MERCEDES 2

20.37 This instead is the FP2 rankingdedicated to Pirelli tests on 2023 tires and therefore not too indicative for the performance of the cars:

1 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 1: 36.810 37
2 77 Valtteri Bottas ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1: 37.525 + 0.715s 37
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo MCLAREN MERCEDES 1: 37.627 + 0.817s 40
4 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 1: 38.232 + 1.422s 26
5 47 Mick Schumacher HAAS FERRARI 1: 39.507 + 2.697s 26
6 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 1: 39.547 + 2.737s 26
7 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING RBPT 1: 39.575 + 2.765s 26
8 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1: 39.698 + 2.888s 26
9 10 Pierre Gasly ALPHATAURI RBPT 1: 39.840 + 3.030s 26
10 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING RBPT 1: 39.852 + 3.042s 26
11 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1: 40.084 + 3.274s 24
12 22 Yuki Tsunoda ALPHATAURI RBPT 1: 40.178 + 3.368s 26
13 63 George Russell MERCEDES 1: 40.562 + 3.752s 26
14 24 Zhou Guanyu ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1: 40.664 + 3.854s 26
15 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1: 40.806 + 3.996s 26
16 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 1: 41.310 + 4.500s 26
17 14 Fernando Alonso ALPINE RENAULT 1: 41.334 + 4.524s 26
18 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1: 41.853 + 5.043s 26
19 5 Sebastian Vettel ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1: 41.857 + 5.047s 26
20 6 Nicholas Latifi WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1: 42.317 + 5.507s 26

20.33 Below the FP1 rankingin which five reserve pilots raced:

1 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 1: 36.857 19
2 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING RBPT 1: 37.081 + 0.224s 15
3 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1: 37.332 + 0.475s 20
4 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1: 37.460 + 0.603s 23
5 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING RBPT 1: 37.515 + 0.658s 19
6 14 Fernando Alonso ALPINE RENAULT 1: 37.713 + 0.856s 25
7 63 George Russell MERCEDES 1: 37.802 + 0.945s 23
8 10 Pierre Gasly ALPHATAURI RBPT 1: 37.810 + 0.953s 24
9 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 1: 37.856 + 0.999s 23
10 5 Sebastian Vettel ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1: 38.041 + 1.184s 25
11 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 1: 38.102 + 1.245s 24
12 24 Zhou Guanyu ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1: 38.276 + 1.419s 21
13 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1: 38.422 + 1.565s 21
14 22 Yuki Tsunoda ALPHATAURI RBPT 1: 38.898 + 2.041s 23
15 47 Mick Schumacher HAAS FERRARI 1: 38.922 + 2.065s 20
16 39 Robert Shwartzman FERRARI 1: 38.951 + 2.094s 21
17 28 Alex Palou MCLAREN MERCEDES 1: 39.911 + 3.054s 21
18 98 Theo Pourchaire ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1: 40.175 + 3.318s 19
19 45 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1: 40.325 + 3.468s 23
20 99 Antonio Giovinazzi HAAS FERRARI 1: 43.063 + 6.206s 4

20.29 In just over half an hour the last free practice session in view of qualifying will be staged at the COTA in Austin, scheduled to start at midnight in Italy.

20.25 Good evening friends of OA Sport and welcome to the live broadcast of the third free practice session of the United States Grand Prix 2022, valid as the fourth last season of the Formula One World Championship.

Program, times and TV of the day – The chronicle of FP1 – The chronicle of FP2

Hello friends of OA Sport and welcome to LIVE LIVE of the third free practice session and qualifying sessions of the United States Grand Prix, the nineteenth and fourth to last round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship. On the track called COTA – Circuit of the Americas, we will be back in action for a day of capital importance in view of Sunday’s race.

FP3 will start at 21.00 Italian time (14.00 local time) while qualifying will start at midnight, for a night of fire in search of pole position. As mentioned, it will start with the third free practice session, in which the drivers will work to find the right balance in terms of time attack and race pace simulation.

As seen yesterday, the feeling is that we will again see a Red Bull dominating the scene, with Ferrari and Mercedes behind him elbowing to find a place in the Texas sun. Attention to Alpine and McLaren who will try to have their say in a season finale in which, especially Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, have been able to grow to a remarkable level.

The FP3 of the United States GP will start at 21.00. OA Sport offers you the LIVE written LIVE of the day, so as not to miss even a second of the Formula One show in Austin.

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