Red Bull narrowly leads US GP qualifying simulations

Charles Leclerc topped both Friday practice sessions, but the qualifying simulations put Red Bull narrowly in front before the United States Grand Prix. AWS, Formula 1's data partner, put Mercedes 0.05 seconds behind Red Bull, with Ferrari 0.15 seconds back and McLaren around 0.30 seconds back.

Over longer runs, Ferrari led the race-pace simulation. Red Bull was 0.05 seconds behind, McLaren 0.07 and Mercedes 0.12. The simulations therefore had different leaders: Red Bull over one lap, Ferrari over the longer runs.