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Leclerc tops both Friday practice sessions for Ferrari in Austin

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Charles Leclerc was fastest in both Friday sessions at the Circuit of the Americas, with Kimi Antonelli only 0.042 seconds behind in FP2.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

Charles Leclerc topped both Friday practice sessions at the Circuit of the Americas, putting Ferrari at the top of the timesheets ahead of the United States Grand Prix. He narrowly beat Max Verstappen in FP1, then set 1:35.291 in FP2.

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finished second in the afternoon session, just 0.042 seconds behind. Verstappen was third in 1:35.480, 0.189 seconds off Leclerc’s time.

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