Charles Leclerc capped off Friday at the United States Grand Prix with another dominant performance, topping the FP2 timesheets ahead of an incredibly close field at Circuit of The Americas. The Ferrari driver clocked a 1m35.291s to hold off Kimi Antonelli by just 0.042 seconds, with Max Verstappen trailing in third, 0.189s adrift. It's shaping up to be a cracking weekend in Austin, and the margins between the top runners are razor-thin heading into Saturday's crucial sessions.

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The second practice hour threw up plenty of drama and frustration for the grid. Kimi Antonelli had his day disrupted by seat issues that were clearly bothering him during his qualifying simulations on soft tyres. Lewis Hamilton saw his best effort deleted for exceeding track limits and wound up fourth, while George Russell came fifth after he was investigated for forcing Leclerc off track, though stewards eventually ruled no further action was needed. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar struggled throughout with visor problems early on, and later complained the RB22 felt disgusting as he battled degradation.

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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were both struggling with their McLaren machinery, with Norris locking up and running wide during his attempts to challenge for top honours. The McLaren pair's difficulties suggested there's work to do overnight if they want to be fighting at the front on Saturday. Liam Lawson put in a solid show for Racing Bulls in sixth, while the rest of the field rounded out the order with various challenges and locked-in long-run programs as teams gathered data for the qualifying fight.

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The track limits policing was aggressive throughout Friday, with multiple drivers having their efforts deleted including Russell and Hadjar. It made for a tricky balance between pushing hard and staying within the white lines, though Leclerc managed to thread that needle perfectly. With FP3 coming up Saturday morning and qualifying that afternoon at local time, teams have got some serious studying to do on the data they've gathered so far. Ferrari looks strong, but Antonelli's incredible pace shows how competitive this grid really is right now.

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