The Formula 1 drivers accumulated 207 track-limit violations during TL1 and TL2 of the United States Grand Prix in Austin. Alex Albon, of Williams, led the list with 20 laps deleted, while Lando Norris appeared right behind him with 18 records.
This figure is striking, but the repercussions in practice sessions are limited to the removal of the times from the irregular laps. In qualifying and in the race, however, infractions of this kind can directly compromise the drivers’ results.
Albon registered nine laps deleted in TL1 and another eleven in TL2. Norris, for his part, accumulated five infractions in the first session and thirteen in the second. Isack Hadjar and Charles Leclerc rounded out the group of the next three drivers, both with fifteen violations across Friday.
Lewis Hamilton finished with 14 records, while Gabriel Bortoleto and Kimi Antonelli had 13 each. Oliver Bearman totaled 12, and Nico Hulkenberg and Oscar Piastri completed the list of drivers with at least 11 laps deleted.
On the other end, Valtteri Bottas was the least affected among the participants in the two sessions, with just one infraction recorded in TL2. Esteban Ocon also managed to get through one of the sessions without any laps deleted, as did Bottas, who did not commit any irregularities in TL1.
Despite the 207 incidents in Austin, the total is still far from what was recorded at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix. On that weekend, more than 1,200 violations were logged, triggering meaningful changes to the final result after penalties were applied during the race.
