Which drivers and team bosses will be attending Austin's press conferences?
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These drivers and team principals listed below will be present at Thursday's press conference in Texas. After a four-week break, the Formula 1 world finally begins to gear up for the final stage of the season. The upcoming Americas triple header kicks off in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas. The United States Grand Prix has been part of the F1 calendar since 2012 and will be the battleground this weekend.
Before the battles on track begin, drivers will have to report for media day. This always takes place on the Thursday before a race weekend in the same place where post-session press conferences also take place. Six drivers are scheduled to attend on Thursday. On Friday before free practice, three team bosses will be present for their press conference.
Who will be present at the COTA press conference?
On Thursday, October 17 at 19:30 BST, the first three drivers will take their seats: Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Carlos Sainz(Ferrari) and Kevin Magnussen (Haas). Half an hour later, the other three scheduled will answer burning questions from the press: Lando Norris(McLaren), Liam Lawson(Visa Cash App RB), and Alex Albon(Williams).
On Friday, October 18 at 20:30 BST, these three team bosses will be the ones in the hot seat: Oliver Oakes (Alpine), Zak Brown (McLaren) and Laurent Mekies (Visa Cash App RB)
Where to watch the press conferences?
The FIA press conference is sometimes shown live on Sky Sports F1, but not always. They can also be watched back via F1TV if you are outside of the UK. GPblog will again feature all statements made by the drivers during the press conference on Thursday in Austin this race weekend, so make sure you stay up to date with the latest!
This article was written in collaboration with Toby Nixon
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