F1 United States GP: pure American flavour

As many as three races are being held this year in the United States. Three different circuits and three different styles within a country that does it all and so much more. In Miami, the beach and American football, in Las Vegas paranoia and neon lights await, and in the meantime, the big circus stops in Texas, where it’s time for cowboy hats, leather boots and so on. The ancient air of deep America.

With the championship already decided and in the hands of Max Verstappen, the focus of these final five races of the year is the battle for World Drivers’ Championship honors and for the runner-up position between the teams. McLaren’s impressive progress has energized that battle and that turbulent river The person who could come out worse is Sergio PerezWhich does not guarantee his future at Red Bull. The Circuit of the Americas in Austin will be the venue for the first event Ball match For the Mexican before his country’s Grand Prix.

A tribute to the classics

The Austin circuit debuted in 2012 and allowed Formula 1 to return to the United States after its departure Historic planning of the city of Indianapolis. Its design offers several points of special interest, two DRS areas and areas inspired by those found on other famous tracks in the tournament.

Designers selected from the Americas A series of fast curves For the first sector, a section similar to the end of the second sector of Silverstone or the early stages of Suzuka. In addition, starting in Sector 3 from Austin brings back European memories for the most experienced drivers, as we are in front of a tradition of the Hockenheim Stadium area.

Not everything is imitation. The United States Grand Prix has two well-differentiated tracks. The finish line is not the longest, but it is more impressive when built on it Majestic slope Which makes the first curve a blind spot. It will be there where many transgressions occur.

All against the Czechs

Despite having one of the most dominant cars in recent times, Sergio Perez cannot approach Max Verstappen levels at Red Bull. While the Dutchman has already finished in his third World Cup final, the Mexican is having a season full of highs and lows and could miss out on second place in the standings. His poor performance generates many rumors Within their team they chose not to clarify what their future would be.

Chico is only 30 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes driver’s consistency puts him ahead of Fernando Alonso, who maintains the advantage he gained during the good times at Aston Martin. However, fourth place in the championship is not guaranteed either Pressure from Ferrari and McLaren is increasing.

The final five races of the season will be closely contested for podium finishes and a series of points that will also determine the teams’ final position. With Red Bull light years away, the number of Mercedes cars has almost doubled, McLaren is the great artist of the latter part of the year. The orange cars have improved a lot and if they continue like this until the end it could drop the Asturian team to fifth place among the manufacturers.

Returning to proper nouns, Carlos Sainz focuses on many eyes. The Spaniard performed brilliantly in the second half of the season and broke the pattern at Ferrari, where Leclerc was the favourite. The Spaniard leads Monaco in the World Cup, but the mere eight points separating them will make every major prize a sibling duel.

Schedule

Will be a US GP again Sprint raceIt is a factor that brings together events during the weekend when it will be necessary to go to bed late to be able to see the tests: