AUSTIN, Texas—Double Formula One world champion Max Verstappen was fastest in final practice on Saturday for a U.S. Grand Prix likely to hand the constructors’ title to his Red Bull team.
The Dutch 25-year-old, who took his second successive drivers’ title in Japan this month, lapped the Circuit of the Americas with a best time of one minute 35.825 seconds on the soft tyres.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen during practice for the U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2022. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who will have a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race due to power unit changes exceeding his season’s allocation, was 0.320 slower in dry but windy conditions with team mate Carlos Sainz third….