F1 LIVE | Norris tops FP1 ahead of Hulkenberg at COTA

The United States Grand Prix gets underway with the only practice session of the weekend, in a vital session for teams and drivers. Who will come out on top? Follow GPblog's liveblog to find out!

Sublime sprint weekend in store?

The Circuit of The Americas plays host to the forth sprint weekend of the season, with the standalone FP1 session followed by qualifying for Friday's sprint race.

After a fine one-two finish in Austin last season for Ferrari, there is little hope that they will be able to replicate that performance, with Lewis Hamilton saying the Scuderia are "limited" with what they can do.

In front, McLaren have sealed the constructors' championship, but a bubbling rivalry between championship leader Oscar Piastri and teammate Lando Norris looks set to continue as the drivers' title battle heats up.

Lando Norris collided with Oscar Piastri at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix - Photo: RacePictures.

Special liveries for sprint weekend

McLaren will also be bringing a brand new livery in the United States for this weekend, adding some chrome to their papaya-coloured car with a Google Gemini livery after sealing back-to-back team titles at the Singapore Grand Prix last time out.

They are not the only team to be making changes to their colour scheme in the Lone Star State, with Racing Bulls announcing this as they partner up with Cash App and American country singer, Shaboozey.

Williams also brings a new lick of paint to the Circuit of The Americas this weekend with a special 2002-inspired livery for Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, while Aston Martin unveiled their first bespoke livery in the team's history with a science-inspired, one-off design.

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