- Free Practice 1 at Austin was compromised by the rain; Carlos finished seventh, the first car behind the three leading teams.
- Carlos gathered mileage on wet tyres: one lap on the full-wet compound and seven on the intermediate one. There is risk of rain for Saturday, although the race is expected to be dry.
- His fastest lap was a 1:50.665. Free Practice 2 will start at 14:00 local time, 21:00 Spanish time.
