F1 United States GP: Follow qualifying at Austin with live timing

Five minutes until Q1 gets rolling - where we'll lose our slowest six runners.

Who's looking shaky? Cadillac and Williams will struggle, and anyone who can't get track limits right...

Track limits warnings

We had 207 (!) time deletions yesterday for track limits, but "only" 41 in FP3 - some of the white lines were widened overnight to reduce the quantity of offences.

Still, one imagines this should affect qualifying - especially when we start to get into the business end of the qualifying hour. 

Alexander Albon, Williams

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Grid penalties for Sunday

Colapinto - 10 places - new electronics

Bortoleto - 20 places - new battery and electronics

Lindblad - five places - new internal combustion engine (sixth of 2026)

Franco Colapinto, Alpine

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The Porsche Carrera Cup North America is one of this weekend's support events, and there's been a crash between three cars along the start-finish straight - lots of debris, and a bit of liquid.

So, if you see any concrete dust on the track, that's why.

FP3 recap

Formula 1

F1 United States GP: Ferrari completes perfect practice record as Hamilton tops FP3

Ferrari heads into qualifying having topped every practice session at COTA

US Grand Prix qualifying - follow along right here!

And we're back! Thanks for joining us again, as we get dialled in for qualifying - which starts in about 45 minutes' time.

Alexander Albon, Williams, Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing

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