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United States GP: Charles Leclerc edges Kimi Antonelli in Practice Two to complete Friday double for Ferrari

Charles Leclerc tops both Friday practice sessions in Austin; Ferrari driver edged out Kimi Antonelli in second practice; watch every United States GP session live on Sky Sports F1, with qualifying at 10pm on Saturday and the race at 8pm on Sunday

George Russell was given a black and white flag for forcing Charles Leclerc off track during second practice at the United States Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc edged out Kimi Antonelli to complete a Friday practice double at the United States Grand Prix.

After narrowly topping Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the opening session, Leclerc improved by almost eight tenths of a second later in the day to finish 0.042s clear of Mercedes' Antonelli, who could become Formula 1's youngest ever world champion on Sunday.

Verstappen appears to be in contention to extend his streak of two successive victories after finishing the second session in third, within a couple of tenths of Leclerc's leading time of 1:35.291s.

Lewis Hamilton was unable to match his team-mate Leclerc's pace all day, and had to settle for fourth as he finished more than six tenths back from the Monegasque.

George Russell was fifth in the other Mercedes, but will also be looking for overnight answers as he finished seven tenths back from his team-mate.

Antonelli could clinch his maiden title if he wins on Sunday, and Russell and Hamilton do not score sufficient points to stay in mathematical contention.

McLaren suffered a disappointing day as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished seventh and eighth, with both failing to deliver clean laps on their soft-tyre runs.

Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull have each brought upgrades to the event, while Mercedes are still trying to optimise the package they brought two rounds ago in Malaysia that has so far failed to deliver the improvement they anticipated.

There was early drama in the session as Russell was investigated for forcing Leclerc off track, but the stewards appeared to decide that the Mercedes driver had been clumsy rather than malicious as they decided no further action was required.

Verstappen's team-mate Isack Hadjar cut a frustrated figure over team radio as he could only manage ninth, with Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson taking advantage to claim an impressive sixth.

Williams suffered a torrid afternoon as Carlos Sainz was 20th and team-mate Alex Albon 22nd as their car struggled to meet the challenges of the high-speed circuit.

United States GP Practice Two Timesheet

Driver Team Time
1) Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:35.291
2) Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.042
3) Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.189
4) Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.616
5) George Russell Mercedes +0.744
6) Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +1.040
7) Lando Norris McLaren +1.082
8) Oscar Piastri McLaren +1.096
9) Isack Hadjar Red Bull +1.120
10) Oliver Bearman Haas +1.245
11) Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +1.541
12) Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.549
13) Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +1.668
14) Esteban Ocon Haas +1.820
15) Franco Colapinto Alpine +1.910
16) Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +1.944
17) Lance Stroll Aston Martin +1.978
18) Nico Hulkenberg Audi +2.139
19) Valtteri Bottas Cadillac +3.131
20) Carlos Sainz Williams +3.155
21) Sergio Perez Cadillac +3.745
22) Alex Albon Williams +8.135

Saturday October 24
6.15pm: United States Grand Prix Practice Three (session starts at 6.30pm)
8.30pm: United States Grand Prix Qualifying build-up*
10pm: UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING*
12am: F1 Academy Race 2*
12.45am: Ted's Qualifying Notebook*

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