The first leg of the Americas triple-header is complete, with the chequered flag falling at the United States Grand Prix. Read on for all the thoughts and reaction from the team trackside in Austin as Lance finished 15th and Fernando 16th.
Lance relinquished his P16 start as the team opted to make some setup changes and undertake damage repair following Qualifying. The team also took the opportunity to replace his AMR26's power unit and battery, but this all meant a pit lane start for him.
Fernando, meanwhile, took the start in P12 but was unlucky to drop to P17 in the opening stages, with contact with the Williams of Alex Albon causing damage which would hamper car performance for the rest of the race.
Our drivers were on a split strategy tyre-wise, with Lance opening his race on the Medium tyre and Fernando on the Soft.
Lance was the first to pit of the pair on lap 15, moving to the Soft tyre, while it wasn't until the halfway point of the race when Fernando made his first stop, switching to the Medium. The plan being for Lance to two-stop and Fernando to one-stop.
Both drivers fought hard in the lower half of the midfield, showing some decent race pace and feeling as though they could battle with those around them.
On lap 41, Lance made his second stop, sticking with the Soft tyre. A lap later, Fernando was forced into making a second stop, as the team changed his front wing following the contact he'd had earlier in the race.
Our drivers took the chequered flag line astern, with Lance in 15th and Fernando 16th.
