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Kimi Antonelli stretches his lead in rolling qualifying pace to 0.083s a lap over George Russell. It was 0.012s a week ago. Verstappen 3rd. Rolling pace weights recent rounds the most.

Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto are 12-12 in qualifying this season, 0.007s apart on median pace, the closest pair on the grid. Leclerc and Hamilton next at 0.025s. Alonso the most one-sided, 21-3 over Stroll.

Antonelli vs Russell in qualifying, round by round. Antonelli leads 13-11 across Q and SQ, a median 0.203s, and took Austin by 0.441s.

Kimi Antonelli leads the championship by 123 points after winning in Austin. Nine wins and 15 podiums from 18 races. Detailed standings 👇

Oscar Piastri lost the least time in the pits in Austin, 23.2s for his one stop. Antonelli 23.7s, Hulkenberg 24.0s.

Kimi Antonelli is back on top of rolling race pace after his Austin win, 0.154s a lap ahead of Max Verstappen, who had led since Sepang. Rolling pace is each driver's race pace this season, with recent races counting the most.

Race pace gaps across every teammate pairing through 18 races.

Comparing the race stints for the two McLaren drivers in the United States Grand Prix.

Ferrari continue to lose out on the straights. In the race in Austin they were 12 kph down on McLaren and Williams on median top speed, 318 kph to 330.

Teammate race pace gaps from Austin. Each driver's average clean race lap, fuel-adjusted, against their teammate's. Pit laps, safety car laps and lap 1 left out.

Comparing the race stints for the two Ferrari drivers in the United States Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen opens as the betting favorite for Mexico City, implied to win 35% of the time. He has won 4 of the 7 races here since 2018. Antonelli next at 31% after his Austin win. Leclerc 3rd at 8%.

Who gained/lost the post positions on Lap 1 in Austin?

Race timeline from Austin. Every driver, every lap 👇

Lewis Hamilton had the highest average apex speed in the race in Austin, 102.3 kph. Leclerc 0.6 kph back, Antonelli third. Every driver's average apex speed 👇

Kimi Antonelli won in Austin without a lap in the 15 fastest. Ferrari set 14 of them, Charles Leclerc 8 including the top five. Fastest laps of the race 👇

Ferrari had the best median time in Sectors 1 and 3 in Austin, 0.16s clear of Red Bull in both. McLaren took Sector 2 by 0.080s over Mercedes. Every sector time at the team level from the race in Austin.

Kimi Antonelli had the best median race pace in Austin, 0.247s clear of Lando Norris. Verstappen and Leclerc next, the top four within 0.33s. Every lap from the race in Austin 👇

Leclerc qualified P4 and has gained 0.8 places on lap 1 on average this season, the most of anyone from the top four teams. The biggest movers on lap 1 this season 👇

Alpine were the fastest on the straights in Austin qualifying, 345 km/h at the median, 6 clear of Mercedes. Ferrari were second slowest at 331.

The closest teammate battles in Austin qualifying: Verstappen beat Hadjar by 0.036s, Leclerc beat Hamilton by 0.044s.

Antonelli took pole, but Verstappen is the slight favourite to win in Austin at 40.9%, with Antonelli right behind at 38.2%. Between them, almost 80%. Nobody else is close: Leclerc is next at 5%. Race winner odds after qualifying 👇

Lewis Hamilton topped FP3 in Austin, but was 4th on average apex speed. It was Charles Leclerc with the highest, 109.2 kph, Russell 2nd. Every driver's average apex speed 👇

Ferrari quickest in S2 and S3 on best times in FP3 at Austin, by almost 3-tenths in S3. Hamilton set the S2, Leclerc the S3. Verstappen took S1 for Red Bull, 1.5-tenths up on Mercedes. Every team sector time 👇

Lewis Hamilton set 4 of the 15 fastest laps in FP3 at Austin, including the quickest, 1:34.893. Verstappen 3, Leclerc and Antonelli 2. Full detail on the 15 fastest laps 👇

Ferrari have topped all three practice sessions in Austin, but Verstappen is still the slight betting favourite for pole at +185 (29.7%). Leclerc right behind at +195. Pole odds after FP3 👇

Max Verstappen 1.292s up on Isack Hadjar across FP1 and FP2 in Austin, the biggest teammate gap so far. Alonso and Stroll split by 0.065s. Every teammate gap from practice 👇

McLaren had the highest median top speed in FP2 at Austin, 335 kph. Cadillac 9 kph back. Audi lowest at 315, 2 kph below Aston Martin.

The 15 fastest laps from FP2 in Austin. Leclerc's 1:35.291 on top, Antonelli 0.042s back.

Lando Norris on McLaren after practice in Austin: "To get the car to be quick, we just have to try so hard to be perfect, and you cannot be perfect." "We're just a step behind."

Bradley Lord on the long runs after FP2 in Austin: "We were looking at the overlays of the long runs and you've got to squint at it to really see too much difference between Leclerc, Verstappen, Kimi, Norris looks strong as well"

Long run race simulations from FP2 at Austin, sorted by median lap. Note that these include deleted laps -- otherwise these charts would be mostly quite empty.

Charles Leclerc had the fastest average apex speed on his fastest lap in FP2 at Austin, 102.9 kph. Hamilton 0.5 kph behind, Verstappen next at 101.9. Every driver's average apex speed 👇

Red Bull quickest in S1, Mercedes in S2 by 0.374s, Ferrari in S3 on best times in FP2 at Austin. Every team sector time 👇

Leclerc goes back-to-back, 0.042s up on Antonelli in FP2 after taking FP1. Hamilton up to P4 after switching to the new upgrade spec between sessions. Every lap from FP2 👇

Ferrari quickest in S1 and S3 on best times in FP1 at Austin, by 1.1-tenths in S1. Mercedes took S2, 0.067s up on McLaren. Every team sector time 👇

Charles Leclerc tops FP1 in Austin, 0.084s clear of Max Verstappen. Verstappen had a faster lap deleted for track limits, one of 56 total laps deleted in the session. Every lap from FP1 👇

Oscar Piastri on Ferrari: "They're always the quickest or joint-quickest or outright quickest in basically every corner this year. But they lose on all the straights, whether that's from drag or power, I don't know." Ferrari has been right there with Mercedes on cornering speeds all year.

Max Verstappen has been quicker than his teammate in 35 of 37 practice sessions this season: 29-2 on Hadjar, 6-0 on Lawson. Teammate practice pace gaps 👇

Circuit of the Americas ranks 5th of 25 circuits for technical demand and 19th for power. A corner-heavy lap, with only 66.4% of it flat out.

Max Verstappen has had the faster lap over Isack Hadjar in 15 of 19 qualifying and sprint qualifying sessions this season.

Max Verstappen at the US GP since 2018: 4 wins and 7 podiums from 7 starts, 24.6 points a visit. That is 77% more per visit than Hamilton in second place.

Lando Norris has been quicker than Oscar Piastri in 16 of 23 qualifying and sprint qualifying sessions this season.

Kimi Antonelli ranks 1st on the grid on race pace, average finish and points. Russell has him on qualifying pace by 0.001s. The top four teams' teammates, against the full field 👇

Max Verstappen has the best average qualifying position at the US GP since 2018, 3.4. Leclerc and Norris next at 4.3.

A session-by-session breakdown of the closest qualifying pairing on the grid. Times taken from their last shared session.

Fernando Alonso leads Lance Stroll 15-2 in qualifying, the most one-sided teammate battle this season. Leclerc and Hamilton are the closest: 9-8 in qualifying, 8-9 in races. Every teammate battle in 2026 👇

Kimi Antonelli leads the championship by 102 points with 6 races left. He can clinch at the United States GP, but only with a win, and only if Russell finishes P9 or lower and Hamilton P5 or lower. Detailed standings 👇