After delays because of fog which initially prevented the medical helicopter from landing, then a red flag period because the machine developed problems, FP1 saw Alonso, Button and Bottas setting the pace. By FP2, however, it was business as usual with Red Bull leading Mercedes, and Heikki Kovalainen an impressive fifth on his Lotus debut. With Pirelli’s hard and medium tyres both showing good wear characteristics, it’s possible some teams could opt for single-stop strategies in the race. We take a team-by-team look at the early formbook in Texas…Red BullSebastian Vettel, 1m 40.662s, P18/1m 37.305s, P1Mark Webber, 1m 39.083s, P8/1m 37.420s, P2Neither driver had any...
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