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2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
http://www.formula1.com/video/race_edits/2013/united_states/
I visited the track for the first time a few weeks back for the vintage car races, and it is a very nice facility! However, anything from the food vendors is $12 and beer is $10 per can.
FP2...
Formula 1 Austin Preview: Thrills, Parties, and a $550 Million Boon
The day the F1 pyramid scheme crashed
F1 has bigger problems than it thinks.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/the-day-the-f1-pyramid-scheme-crashed-a-rant
the Grid...
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.303 | 1:36.290 | 1:36.067 | 20 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.196 | 1:37.287 | 1:36.443 | 16 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:38.249 | 1:37.499 | 1:36.906 | 19 |
| 4 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:37.877 | 1:37.347 | 1:37.205 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:38.814 | 1:37.873 | 1:37.244 | 17 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.349 | 1:38.010 | 1:37.610 | 16 |
| 7 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.574 | 1:38.024 | 1:37.655 | 17 |
| 8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.557 | 1:38.047 | 1:37.706 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.669 | 1:38.263 | 1:37.804 | 22 |
| 10 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.855 | 1:38.378 | 1:38.810 | 15 |
| 11 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:38.608 | 1:38.467 | 16 | |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.200 | 1:38.554 | 16 | |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.931 | 1:38.598 | 16 | |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR-Renault | 1:38.936 | 1:38.699 | 17 | |
| 15 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Renault | 1:39.250 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39.555 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:39.621 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.679 | 8 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:43.999 |
Did you know that 10 different circuits in the United States have staged an F1 world championship round - but only six of those have hosted a US Grand Prix? Or that seven drivers in the current field have led at least one lap on American soil, but only two - Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - have actually won? Ahead of this weekend's 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, we present the key facts, stats and trivia...
Circuit: Circuit of The Americas
Circuit length: 5.513 km
Number of corners: 20 (9 right, 11 left)
DRS zones: 2
Race laps: 56
Race distance: 308.405 km
2014 tyre compounds: soft, medium
Circuit lap record: 1m 39.347s - Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2012
First world championship US Grand Prix: 1959, Sebring (won by Bruce McLaren, Cooper-Climax)
Number of US Grands Prix: 35 (Watkins Glen - 20; Indianapolis - 8; Phoenix - 3; Austin - 2;
Sebring, Riverside - 1)
Additional Formula One Grands Prix in the US:* 18 (Long Beach - 8; Detroit - 7; Las Vegas - 2; Dallas - 1)
*Not including the Indianapolis 500, which was officially a world championship round between 1950 and 1960.
Safety car record in Austin: 1 in 2 races
Longest US Grand Prix: 1960 Riverside (2h 28m 52.2s)
Shortest US Grand Prix: 2005 Indianapolis (1h 29m 43.181s)
Last year's pole position in Austin: 1m 36.338s, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
Last year's podium: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 2 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus), 3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull)
Most US Grand Prix appearances (current field): 10 - Jenson Button; 8 - Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen; 6 - Felipe Massa; 4 - Nico Rosberg; 3 - Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel
Most US Grand Prix wins (driver): 5 - Michael Schumacher; 3 - Jim Clark, Graham Hill; 2 - Jackie Stewart, Carlos Reutemann, James Hunt, Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton; 1 - Bruce McLaren, Stirling Moss, Innes Ireland, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Francois Cevert, Ronnie Peterson, Niki Lauda, Gilles Villeneuve, Alan Jones, Alain Prost, Mika Hakkinen, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel
Most US Grand Prix wins (constructor): 9 - Ferrari; 8 - Lotus, McLaren; 3 - BRM; 2 - Tyrrell; 1 - Cooper, Matra, Brabham, Williams, Red Bull
Most US Grand Prix wins (engine manufacturer): 11 - Ford; 9 - Ferrari; 4 - Climax, BRM; 3 - Honda, Mercedes; 1 - Renault
Most US Grand Prix pole positions (driver): 4 - Michael Schumacher; 3 - Graham Hill; 2 - Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, James Hunt, Ayrton Senna, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Jochen Rindt, Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Carlos Reutemann, Niki Lauda, Alan Jones, Bruno Giacomelli, Gerhard Berger, Kimi Raikkonen, Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Trulli, Lewis Hamilton
Most US Grand Prix pole positions (constructor): 8 - Lotus; 7 - Ferrari, McLaren; 2 - Cooper, BRM, Brabham, Tyrrell, Red Bull; 1 - Williams, Alfa Romeo, Toyota
Most US Grand Prix pole positions (engine manufacturer): 11 - Ford; 7 - Ferrari; 5 - Climax; 3 - Honda; 2 - BRM, Mercedes, Renault; 1 - Repco, Alfa Romeo, Toyota
Number of US GP wins from pole: 16 from 35 (46 percent); one from two in Austin
Lowest US GP winning grid position: 10th (Bruce McLaren, Cooper/Climax, at Sebring in 1959)
Laps led in US Grands Prix (current field): 95 - Sebastian Vettel; 81 - Lewis Hamilton; 30 - Felipe Massa; 18 - Kimi Raikkonen; 15 - Jenson Button; 2 - Fernando Alonso, Romain Grosjean
Laps led in Austin (current field): 95 - Sebastian Vettel; 15 - Lewis Hamilton; 2 - Romain Grosjean
Most US GP podium places (current field): 2 - Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel; 1 - Kimi Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean
Number of American drivers to have started at least one Grand Prix: 38
Best F1 finish by an American driver: 1st (by five different drivers - Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Peter Revson, Richie Ginther)
Best finish by an American driver on US soil: 1st (Mario Andretti, in the USA West Grand Prix at Long Beach, 1977)
Percentage of 2014 season complete: 84 percent
Maximum number of world championship points still available to a single driver: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 | 1:40:04.785 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | +4.3 secs | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 56 | +25.5 secs | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +26.9 secs | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +30.9 secs | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | +95.2 secs | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 56 | +95.7 secs | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +100.68 secs | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +107.87 secs | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Renault | 56 | +108.86 secs | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 12 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 13 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 15 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| Ret | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 16 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1 | Accident damage | 11 | |
| Ret | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 9 |