US GP: Antonelli can seal the title in Austin, with practice times and TV details
Antonelli arrives in Austin with his first chance to seal the title: he must win and have Russell finish no higher than ninth and Hamilton no higher than fifth.
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Depois de uma semana sem corridas, a F1 volta ao calendário em Austin. A 18ª etapa abre nesta sexta-feira (23) um bloco de três provas seguidas pela América, e o Circuito das Américas (COTA) concentra a programação de pista até a corrida de domingo (25).
Kimi Antonelli chega na liderança com folga e, no Texas, tem a primeira chance de fechar o campeonato. A conta da Mercedes é direta: o italiano precisa ganhar a corrida e torcer por tropeços alheios. George Russell teria de terminar no máximo em nono. Lewis Hamilton, no máximo em quinto. Se as duas coisas acontecerem, o título sai com cinco etapas de antecedência.
O TL1 abre a programação às 14h30 desta sexta, no horário de Brasília. O segundo treino vai ao ar às 18h, no sportv3. No sábado (24), o TL3 repete o horário da manhã — 14h30 — e a classificação fica para as 18h. A largada no domingo está marcada para as 17h, com transmissão ao vivo.
A passagem pelo Texas é a primeira de três etapas no continente. O GP do México está marcado para 1º de novembro e o de São Paulo, para 8 de novembro, em Interlagos. Austin é também o último fim de semana em que a briga pelo título pode terminar antes da hora.
As duplas inscritas para a prova:
A Mercedes alinha George Russell e Kimi Antonelli. Na Ferrari, Charles Leclerc corre com Lewis Hamilton. A McLaren leva Lando Norris e Oscar Piastri. Pela Red Bull, Max Verstappen e Liam Lawson; pela Racing Bulls, Arvid Lindblad e Yuki Tsunoda. A Aston Martin tem Fernando Alonso e Lance Stroll, e a Williams, Carlos Sainz e Alexander Albon. Na Alpine, Pierre Gasly e Franco Colapinto. A Audi inscreveu Gabriel Bortoleto e Nico Hulkenberg; a Cadillac, Valtteri Bottas e Sergio Pérez; a Haas, Esteban Ocon e Oliver Bearman.
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