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    2023 RACE REVIEW

    The Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc took the chequered flag at the end of the United States Grand Prix in fourth and sixth places. The team split the strategies: a two-stop for Carlos and a one-stop for Charles. The two stopper proved to be the way to go and that allowed Carlos to drive an aggressive race. In the final 15 laps, Charles was vulnerable to attack and lost some places. However, following scrutineering, the Monegasque’s car and that of second placed Lewis Hamilton were found to have planks that had worn more than permitted in the regulations and therefore both drivers were disqualified.
    Track Temperature40.7°C
    Humidity38%
    Air Temperature30.6 °C
    Wind Speed6.3 km/h S
    • CARLOS SAINZ
    • Race Result3
    • Fastest Lap1:40.034
    • Pit Stop23.668 s
    • Race Time1:35:36.496
    • Gap from leader+15.134 s
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    • CHARLES LECLERC
    • Race ResultDQ
    • Fastest Lap1:41.025
    • Pit Stop23.963 s
    • Race Time1:35:46.024
    • Gap from leader+24.662 s
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    Carlos Sainz
    N. Pit Stop2
    Total Laps56
    pit
    10
    20
    30
    40
    50
    Race laps
    17
    35
    56
    Percentage set used
    Medium
    62 %
    Hard
    38 %
    Charles Leclerc
    N. Pit Stop1
    Total laps56
    pit
    10
    20
    30
    40
    50
    Race laps
    23
    56
    Percentage set used
    Medium
    41 %
    Hard
    59 %
    “
    We cannot be happy with a fourth and a sixth place, especially as Charles started from pole position.
    As for Carlos, the race management went quite well, while the main problem today was with Charles’ strategy, decided on before the start, but which did not work out and therefore compromised his race. Our data suggested that there was not a particularly big difference between a one and a two-stop strategy, but events proved us wrong. As things worked out, we clearly had to switch our drivers’ positions to try and get the best result possible and Charles did his very best in managing to stay ahead of Russell. Now we head to Mexico, knowing there are several areas where we need to improve if we wish to reach the goals we have set ourselves.
    Frédéric Vasseur
    “
    I think today’s result was the best we could do.
    The pace was decent and solid throughout the race and we even closed the gap to the car in P3 during the last laps. Unfortunately the competitors ahead were faster and we couldn’t quite reach them. We are not where we want to be and we knew it was going to be a tough one, but now we need to quickly switch our focus to Mexico and prepare for next week.
    Carlos Sainz
    #Carlos55
    “
    It’s fair to say that we didn’t go with the right strategy today.
    On paper, our numbers said that the one and two-stop strategies were very similar, but in reality, this was not the case. I felt good in the car all weekend and our race pace wasn’t bad, so it’s a shame that we didn’t bring home a better result. We have to use the rest of this season to learn as much as possible and make sure we extract the maximum out of every opportunity in the future.
    Charles Leclerc
    #Charles16
    CHARLES LECLERC SPRINT SESSION
    POSITION
    3
    GAP FROM LEADER
    + 17.987 s
    FASTEST LAP
    1:39.634
    CARLOS SAINZ SPRINT SESSION
    POSITION
    6
    GAP FROM LEADER
    + 28.307 S
    FASTEST LAP
    1:40.223
    “
    There was an opportunity at the start so I went for it and tried to overtake Max (Verstappen) in the first corner.
    I lost a position to Lewis (Hamilton) there, Mercedes were a bit stronger in terms of race pace than we expected and so now we have to work on being a step ahead for the race. We have quite a lot of data available for analysis, as we ran our two cars on different strategies, which helped us to gain an insight into the behaviour of the Soft compound. Hopefully this will give us an advantage tomorrow and we will do everything we can to bring home the win.
    Charles Leclerc
    #Charles16
    “
    Those 19 laps were tough.
    Choosing the Soft was a risk that we opted to take, even though we knew we would struggle with pace and degradation at the end. I started well and some good overtaking took us to P4 in the first laps, but from then on came the difficult part, all about tyre management and defending. Keeping Lando (Norris) and Sergio (Perez) behind was very tough and the battle with George (Russell) wasn’t easy at all, but we managed to bring it home and score some points. Now we focus on tomorrow, we’ve got much more info to analyse and we’ll try to maximise our Sunday.
    Carlos Sainz
    #Carlos55
    CARLOS SAINZ SPRINT SHOOTOUT
    Q1 - SOFT TIRE
    1:25.872
    Q2 - SOFT TIRE
    1:25.433
    Q3 - SOFT TIRE
    1:34.939
    POSITION
    6
    GAP FROM LEADER
    + 0.401 s
    CHARLES LECLERC SPRINT SHOOTOUT
    Q1 - SOFT TIRE
    1:35.999
    Q2 - SOFT TIRE
    1:35.386
    Q3 - SOFT TIRE
    1:34.593
    POSITION
    2
    GAP FROM LEADER
    + 0.055 s
    CHARLES LECLERC QUALIFYING SESSIONS
    Q1 - SOFT TIRE
    1:36.061
    Q2 - SOFT TIRE
    1:35.004
    Q3 - SOFT TIRE
    1:34.723
    POSITION
    1
    GAP FROM LEADER
    +0.0 s
    CARLOS SAINZ QUALIFYING SESSIONS
    Q1 - SOFT TIRE
    1:35.824
    Q2 - SOFT TIRE
    1:25.328
    Q3 - SOFT TIRE
    1:34.945
    POSITION
    4
    GAP FROM LEADER
    + 0.222 s
    “
    On Sprint weekends, it’s important to get it right, starting from FP1.
    We did a great job as a team to prepare the car and so it felt good to drive from the very start as well as during all the phases of qualifying. My lap in Q3 was good and I’m very happy, as I love racing on this track and the atmosphere in this city is amazing. Tomorrow, we start from scratch again, with the whole day given over to the Sprint, but for now we can enjoy this pole position for Sunday.
    Charles Leclerc
    #Charles16
    “
    It wasn’t a bad qualifying.
    I was struggling a bit in the final sector, so tomorrow I’ll try to improve there. The rest of the lap felt more or less okay and it seems we are in decent shape. Congratulations to Charles for grabbing pole for the team. We’ll try to score some good points over the whole weekend.
    Carlos Sainz
    #Carlos55
    Charles Leclerc Practice sessions
    FP1 - POSITION: 2
    1:36.068
    Carlos Sainz Practice sessions
    FP1 - POSITION: 8
    1:36.533
    Sectors
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    DRS
    • LocationAustin
    • First GP1959
    • Circuit length5.513 km
    • Race Distance308.405 km
    • Laps56
    • Lap Record1:36.169Charles Leclerc (2019)
    Circuit of The Americas, Austin
    Formula 1 returned to the United States in 2012, at a brand new venue, the Circuit of the Americas, a spectacular facility with a 5.513 km track, whose corners recall various classics from around the world. The vertiginous climb to the first corner reminds one of the old Austrian circuit, then there’s a section of flowing turns that resembles Suzuka, and it reprises the script of many of the new breed of circuit with its hard braking points at the end of long straights. It’s a popular venue with the drivers, partly because it requires a compromise to get a car that is good in the corners but also competitive down the straights.
    The first sector
    After the vertiginous climb up to turn 1, there’s a wonderful and definitely demanding section from turns three to six, which needs to be tackled with precision to get a good lap time.
    Turn 11
    The second sector is the one with the overtaking opportunities, making the most of the long straight and the DRS, that can help all the way to the right angle turn 12. It’s vital therefore to get a good exit out of the hairpin.
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    • 9
      POLE POSITIONS
    • 12
      FASTEST LAPS
    • 27
      PODIUMS
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