Red Bull 1-2 in final practice at Austin
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fastest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Team mate Daniel Ricciardo was second fastest and on his behalf quicker than Kimi Raikkonen.
The Mercedes followed in 4th and 5th, the result of neither driver setting a hot lap on the fastest supersoft tyres. The Silver Arrows are also unusually late to join the track action, waiting even until after the session was briefly red flagged following Wehrlein's efforts to park his Manor in the gravel trap, 17 minutes into the session.
6th fastest was Sebastian Vettel. The German struggled with a Ferrari that seemed to have a transmission problem, and as such also had limited mileage. He as still fastest than Hulkenberg and Bottas. The McLaren Honda duo led by Jenson Button completed the top 10.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:36.766 | - | 16 |
| 2 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:37.032 | +0.266s | 19 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.284 | +0.518s | 15 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.483 | +0.717s | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.784 | +1.018s | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.894 | +1.128s | 8 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1:37.948 | +1.182s | 17 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.188 | +1.422s | 16 |
| 9 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 1:38.212 | +1.446s | 14 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 1:38.452 | +1.686s | 13 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.512 | +1.746s | 16 |
| 12 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:38.528 | +1.762s | 14 |
| 13 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.607 | +1.841s | 15 |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:38.691 | +1.925s | 16 |
| 15 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:38.710 | +1.944s | 6 |
| 16 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas Ferrari | 1:38.939 | +2.173s | 13 |
| 17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:39.097 | +2.331s | 13 |
| 18 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:39.105 | +2.339s | 14 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.239 | +2.473s | 14 |
| 20 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.509 | +2.743s | 14 |
| 21 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Mrt Mercedes | 1:39.771 | +3.005s | 19 |
| 22 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mrt Mercedes | 1:41.427 | +4.661s | 7 |
