Charles Leclerc dominates Friday in Texas but Ferrari keen to play down expectations

The Monegasque led FP1 with a 1:36.052, just 0.084 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, before improving to 1:35.291 in FP2. Formula 1 Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was second, only 0.042 seconds behind, suggesting another close qualifying battle on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton finished fourth in FP2,