united states

8 analyses · 2024

Red Bull's Long-Run Disaster Explains Perez's Slide to Seventh

Perez lost nearly a minute to Leclerc on identical strategies because Red Bull couldn't match Ferrari's hard-tyre pace.

By Jamie Carver

United States 2024R

George Russell's Race Was Won Before the Lights Went Out

Russell was nearly seven tenths faster than Perez through Sector 2. That's not luck — that's a driver who knew exactly what this circuit demanded.

By Rosa Villanueva

United States 2024R

Colapinto Just Humiliated His Teammate — And Williams Won't Admit It

Colapinto gained five positions on race day while Albon lost two — in identical cars, on the same strategy window.

By Nadia Ferreira

United States 2024R

Alpine Built the Fastest Car in Austin. Then Threw It Away.

Ocon was the fastest car in the field by half a second per lap. He finished a lap down in 18th.

By Jamie Carver

United States 2024R

Gasly was faster than Norris where it counted. He finished seventh.

Gasly was nearly half a second faster than Norris through Sector 2, the power sector. He still qualified six places behind.

By Nadia Ferreira

United States 2024Q

Lewis Hamilton's Qualifying Collapse Was a Mercy Kill

Hamilton's session ended on lap 6. Russell's went to lap 14. That's not a performance gap — that's a team pulling the plug.

By Nadia Ferreira

United States 2024Q

Magnussen Found Half the Circuit. Red Bull Found All of It.

Magnussen was nearly a second faster than Verstappen through Sector 1, but finished 26 seconds behind him — the widest gap between a sector advantage and a race result all season.

By Patrick Osei

United States 2024S

Sergio Pérez's Red Bull seat isn't in danger. It's already gone.

Pérez finished P9 in the same car that won from pole. He wasn't racing Verstappen. He was racing to justify his existence.

By Nadia Ferreira

United States 2024S