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Verstappen: Gap to Hamilton smaller without tow effect

Max Verstappen reckons Lewis Hamilton’s pace advantage during Friday practice for the United States Grand Prix was exaggerated by gaining from having a slipstream. Hamilton set the pace in the second free practice session in Austin with a lap time that was 0.301s faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, though the Mercedes driver did benefit from a significant slipstream from Robert Kubica’s Williams in the middle sector. Verstappen, who topped the opening practice session, ended up 0.343s adrift in third spot but reckons the gap would have been much smaller had Hamilton not picked up a tow on his fastest lap. “Overall it’s been a positive day and the pace of the car on the short...
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