Charles Leclerc topped the times in the first practice in Las Vegas and set the 3rd-best time in the second session, but Lewis Hamilton, his teammate at Ferrari, also said he was happy with the car, although he finished the day 10th. Charles Leclerc (3rd): "To be honest, I think we are in a pretty good position, although we shouldn't rush to conclusions and need to see how things develop. The Mercedes drivers look very strong, and McLaren and Red Bull are also contenders for the top spots, so the fight promises to be intense. I just hope we can build on what we achieved today and try to fight for pole on Saturday. But I consider Friday's outcome quite positive, because we are capable of a good pace. In preparing for qualifying we need to try to anticipate what the track conditions will be like tomorrow so we can start the day correctly, but I have a fairly clear idea of the direction we need to work on the car to try to achieve further improvements." Lewis Hamilton (10th): "Overall the impressions after the session are fairly normal, though they were already pretty good after the first practice, even though I didn't manage to do a quick lap, and the same happened in the second practice. For the second practice we were able to improve the setup, and I was especially good in the first sector, but unfortunately the session was interrupted several times by yellow and red flags. However, everyone was on an equal footing, and I was able to gather enough information, so I'm feeling ready to fight tomorrow. Of course it was very slippery at the start of the first session, but the track surface improved quickly — we'll see what it's like tomorrow. It's certainly very cold here, but there are lots of fans in the stands, although it wouldn't have hurt them to bring some hand warmers. All in all it's not bad, I'm happy with the car and I don't think we'll need to make any major setup changes in the build-up to tomorrow."
Charles Leclerc lideró la primera sesión de entrenamientos en Las Vegas y marcó el tercer mejor tiempo en la segunda sesión, pero Lewis Hamilton, su compañero de equipo en Ferrari, declaró que está satisfecho con el coche, aunque terminó el día en décima posición.
Charles Leclerc (3.º): «Si soy sincero, creo que estamos en una buena posición, aunque no hay que precipitarse con las conclusiones y hay que ver cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos. Los pilotos de Mercedes parecen muy confiados, McLaren y Red Bull también aspiran a los mejores resultados, por lo que la lucha promete ser intensa.
Solo espero que podamos desarrollar lo que logramos hoy y que el sábado intentemos luchar por la pole. Pero considero bastante positivos los resultados del viernes, porque somos capaces de mantener un buen ritmo. En el proceso de preparación para la clasificación hay que intentar prever cómo estarán las condiciones en la pista mañana para comenzar el día correctamente, pero tengo una idea bastante clara de en qué dirección hay que trabajar con el coche para intentar lograr mejoras adicionales».
Lewis Hamilton (10.º): «En general, las sensaciones tras la sesión son bastante normales; ya lo eran tras la primera tanda, aunque no pude hacer una vuelta rápida, y lo mismo ocurrió en la segunda sesión.
Para la segunda sesión pudimos mejorar los reglajes, y especialmente me salía muy bien el primer sector, pero, lamentablemente, el transcurso de la sesión se vio interrumpido varias veces por banderas amarillas y rojas. En cualquier caso, todos estamos en las mismas condiciones, y pude recopilar bastante información, por lo que de cara a mañana estoy bastante motivado.
Por supuesto, al inicio de la primera sesión estaba muy resbaladizo, pero el estado del asfalto mejoró rápido; veremos cómo estará mañana. Evidentemente hace mucho frío aquí, pero hay muchos aficionados en las gradas, aunque no les vendría mal traer calentadores de manos.
En general todo está bien, estoy satisfecho con el coche y no creo que tengamos que ajustar demasiado los reglajes durante la preparación para mañana».
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Charles Leclerc topped the times in the first practice in Las Vegas and set the 3rd-best time in the second session, but Lewis Hamilton, his teammate at Ferrari, also said he was happy with the car, although he finished the day 10th. Charles Leclerc (3rd): "To be honest, I think we are in a pretty good position, although we shouldn't rush to conclusions and need to see how things develop. The Mercedes drivers look very strong, and McLaren and Red Bull are also contenders for the top spots, so the fight promises to be intense. I just hope we can build on what we achieved today and try to fight for pole on Saturday. But I consider Friday's outcome quite positive, because we are capable of a good pace. In preparing for qualifying we need to try to anticipate what the track conditions will be like tomorrow so we can start the day correctly, but I have a fairly clear idea of the direction we need to work on the car to try to achieve further improvements." Lewis Hamilton (10th): "Overall the impressions after the session are fairly normal, though they were already pretty good after the first practice, even though I didn't manage to do a quick lap, and the same happened in the second practice. For the second practice we were able to improve the setup, and I was especially good in the first sector, but unfortunately the session was interrupted several times by yellow and red flags. However, everyone was on an equal footing, and I was able to gather enough information, so I'm feeling ready to fight tomorrow. Of course it was very slippery at the start of the first session, but the track surface improved quickly — we'll see what it's like tomorrow. It's certainly very cold here, but there are lots of fans in the stands, although it wouldn't have hurt them to bring some hand warmers. All in all it's not bad, I'm happy with the car and I don't think we'll need to make any major setup changes in the build-up to tomorrow."
Charles Leclerc lideró la primera sesión de entrenamientos en Las Vegas y marcó el tercer mejor tiempo en la segunda sesión, pero Lewis Hamilton también afirmó estar satisfecho con el coche, aunque terminó el día en décima posición...
