Unusually, Felipe Massa was the quicker of the two Ferraris at the Circuit of the Americas and matched Sebastian Vettel's lap times at the end of the race.
United States Grand Prix lap times
All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded):
There haven't been many races this year where Fernando Alonso was slower than his team mate, but this was definitely one.
Massa out-qualified Alonso by over three-tenths of a second ' the first time he has done so on merit all year (Alonso had a technical problem during qualifying at Monza).
As the graph above shows during the race Massa's car was often the quicker of the two when not in traffic, particularly towards the end of the stints.
But Ferrari's decision to sacrifice Massa's starting position to move Alonso up one place was another reminder that he is unlikely to be allowed to finish in front of his team mate.
Tyre warm-up was a particular problem for the Ferrari drivers, as can be seen from their slower times at the start of each stint. But at the end of the race Massa was lapping as quickly as Vettel.
United States Grand Prix fastest laps
Each driver's fastest lap:
Vettel set the fastest lap for the sixth time this year, with Massa second-quickest.
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