The 17th round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship began with practice Friday at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, as teams prepared for the United States Grand Prix Sunday. Two 90-minute sessions - FP1 and FP2 - on the 5.513-kilometer (3.426-mile), 20-turn track were on the docket, with FP1 completed under a cloudy sky with intermittent drizzle. This forced teams onto the Pirelli Cinturato Green intermediate tire for the first 35 minutes of the session before the track finally dried out enough for slicks to be used. The wet track conditions resulted in limited running, with the home country's Haas F1 Team taking a conservative approach in FP1. Drivers Romain Grosjean...
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