Vettel completes domination of Friday practice
Sebastian Vettel continued his domination of free practice for the US Grand Prix by topping second practice by 0.757s from his team-mate Mark Webber.
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<font color='#ff8c00'>Practice Session 2</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#4b0082'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps</font>
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m37.718s 17
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m38.475s + 0.757 36
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m38.483s + 0.765 35
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.748s + 1.030 31
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.786s + 1.068 32
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m39.029s + 1.311 33
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m39.448s + 1.730 32
8. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m39.531s + 1.813 38
9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.653s + 1.935 36
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m40.115s + 2.397 30
11. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m40.166s + 2.448 32
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m40.230s + 2.512 35
13. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m40.286s + 2.568 32
14. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.326s + 2.608 35
15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.435s + 2.717 30
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m40.516s + 2.798 32
17. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m40.700s + 2.982 34
18. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m41.430s + 3.712 35
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m42.476s + 4.758 38
20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m42.652s + 4.934 33
21. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m42.846s + 5.128 38
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m43.538s + 5.820 38
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m44.453s + 6.735 16
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m45.114s + 7.396 20
Hamilton predicts 'tough' Saturday for McLaren
Lewis Hamilton believes qualifying will be "tough" for McLaren as it struggles to get heat in to its tyres at the Circuit of the Americas.
Vettel shrugs off Red Bull problem
Sebastian Vettel was happy with his recovery from the water leak that hampered his running en-route to the quickest time of FP2 in Austin.
'Updates seem to work' - Alonso
Fernando Alonso believes the Ferrari updates "seem to work" during Friday practice for the United States Grand Prix but still predicts a difficult qualifying session.
Second on the grid 'will be a joke' - Webber
Mark Webber says "the left hand side of the grid will be a joke" and wants an odd numbered grid slot in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix.
Button not worried by Vettel's pace
Jenson Button does not believe Sebastian Vettel will enjoy such a big advantage over the rest of the field in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix as he did in practice.
Lotus to run updated exhaust in USA
Lotus will run its latest Coanda-effect exhaust system at this weekend's United States Grand Prix, but Kimi Raikkonen says the team still needs to work on the car's setup to maximise performance ahead of qualifying.
With hindsight Pirelli would have brought softer tyres
Pirelli says it could have brought soft and super-soft tyres to this weekend's United States Grand Prix, but at the time it made its decision it opted for mediums and hards so as not to risk influencing the title race.
'Better than usual' prospects for Rosberg
Nico Rosberg is confident that he can have a strong race in the United States Grand Prix after an encouraging Friday practice.
Tyre issues limit Schumacher in FP2
Michael Schumacher's Friday practice for the US Grand Prix was compromised by tyre issues in the second session that limited his useful running.
Red Bull changes fuelling procedure after Abu Dhabi
Red Bull has introduced a new set of procedures and checks to ensure it does not suffer a repeat of Sebastian Vettel's Abu Dhabi fuelling issues.
Raikkonen: Tough to find the limit
Kimi Raikkonen admitted that it was difficult to find the limits of the Circuit of the Americas track due to the lack of grip on day one in Austin.
Sauber question Pirelli tyre choice
Sauber questioned Pirelli's selection of tyres for the United States Grand Prix following the first day of running at the Circuit of the Americas.
Ricciardo: COTA lived up to expectations!
Daniel Ricciardo said the new Circuit of the Americas had lived up to expectation after sampling the track for the first time in Friday practice ahead of the United States Grand Prix.
Sauber: Kobayashi doesn?t need sponsors
Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn insists that Kamui Kobayashi is under no pressure to bring sponsorship in order to secure his future with the team.
Ecclestone lauds 'unbelievable' COTA
Bernie Ecclestone has praised the new Circuit of the Americas venue ahead of F1's return to American soil this weekend.
Ecclestone adamant on German GP future
While losing a race in Europe to 'natural causes' would help shoehorn in another either in the USA or one of the other countries clamouring for a spot on the F1 schedule, Bernie Ecclestone is confident that the German Grand Prix will feature on next year's schedule.