Friday at Circuit of the Americas brought rains to an already saturated Austin, Texas. With a sunny race day on tap, many teams opted to limit practice time in the standing water and falling rain. Fortunately, enough cars were out to let us get shots of the beautiful sight of F1 on a wet track. Here’s a look at the United States Grand Prix weekend, all with a special touch thanks to mother nature.
Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Kimi Raikkonen – Scuderia Ferrari, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Nico Hulkenberg – Renault Sport Formula One Tem, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Daniel Ricciardo – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sergey Sirotkin – Williams Martini Racing, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Track Maintenance clears standing water in Turn 9., © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Fernando Alonso – McLaren F1 Team, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Fernando Alonso – McLaren F1 Team, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sean Geleal – Red Bull Torro Rosso Honda, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sebastian Vettel – Scuderia Ferrari, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Esteban Ocon – Racing Pont Force India F1 Team, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Kimi Raikkonen -0 Scuderia Ferrari, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sergey Sirotkin – Williams Martini Racing, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sebastian Vettel – Scuderia Ferrari, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sean Geleal – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Brendon Hartley – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Stoffel Vandoorne – McLaren F1 Team, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Kimi Raikkonen – Scuderia Ferrari, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sergey Sirotkin – Williams Martini Racing, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Kimi Raikkonen – Scuderia Ferrari, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Charles Leclerc – Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 , © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Pierre Gasly – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Kimi Raikkonen – Scuderia Ferrari, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Sergio Perez – Racing Point Force India F1 Team, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Max Verstappen – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved
Brendon Hartley – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda, © Rip Shaub – All Rights Reserved