Motor racing-Hamilton fastest to complete Ferrari’s US Grand Prix practice sweep

By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 24 (Reuters) Lewis Hamilton was fastest for Ferrari in final practice for the US Grand Prix on Saturday after teammate Charles Leclerc led Friday s two ​sessions at Austin s Circuit of the Americas. The seven-time world ‌champion had trailed Leclerc a day earlier, complaining about the bumps and the set-up direction of his upgraded car, but he seemed to have got it back to what he wanted. The 41-year-old lapped in a best time of one minute ‌34.893 ​seconds, 0.168 quicker than Red Bull rival ⁠Max Verstappen and 0.234 faster than ⁠Leclerc, to complete the Ferrari practice sweep ahead of Saturday s qualifying, with Ferrari chasing a first pole of 2026. Ferrari looks to be very strong. They have some nice upgrades, and Red Bull. ​It looks to me like Ferrari might be the team to beat this weekend, said McLaren boss Zak Brown. Leclerc would have ⁠been top, had he not had ⁠his best lap deleted for exceeding track limits at ​Turn Nine, while Hamilton also