2025 United States Grand Prix – Preview

Round 19 of the 2025 F1 World Championship, the United States Grand Prix, takes place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. 

Toto Talks Austin

We come off the back of a strong result in Singapore, taking victory with George and P5 for Kimi. Not only was that unexpected, our level of performance across Saturday and Sunday showed it was no fluke. That has been the story of the season somewhat, where it isn’t clear which team will be leading the way from weekend-to-weekend. We were also good in Azerbaijan so we are curious to see if we can maintain the step we have made with the W16 into this next run of races across the Americas. They are very different layouts and challenges to those two street circuits, so we are heading a little into the unknown, but that unpredictability is what makes our sport so enjoyable.

Austin has become an iconic F1 venue with a large and passionate crowd and a fantastic city playing host. The Circuit of the Americas, with its elevation changes, spectacular first turn, and mix of high-speed corners and slower traction zones, is a real test. Adding to that challenge is the fourth Sprint weekend of the year. That creates extra jeopardy but also more opportunity if we can get the W16 into a good place quickly.

We are also delighted to celebrate 500 races of the Mercedes-AMG Safety Car this weekend. This milestone is a testament to the company’s commitment to the pinnacle of motorsport, and the longevity, technical innovation, and beauty of our cars.

Fact File: United States Grand Prix

• COTA is one of nine tracks on the 2025 F1 calendar that is fully anticlockwise, alongside Jeddah, Miami, Imola, Baku, Singapore, Interlagos, Las Vegas, and Yas Marina.
• It is tied with Baku for the second-most corners on any F1 2025 track, with 20, behind Jeddah (27).
• The incline from the starting grid to the apex at Turn One is 134 feet, one of the highest elevation changes on the whole f1 calendar.
• No one has more wins at COTA than Lewis Hamilton (5). Lewis also clinched his third (2015) and sixth (2019) F1 titles at the track while with the team.
• The team has five wins at COTA – more than any other Constructor. Lewis has four of those, while Valtteri Bottas also has one US GP win, coming in 2019.
• For the third year in a row, the circuit will hold an F1 Sprint race on Saturday.
• In 2025, as in 2024, COTA will host the fourth of six F1 Sprint races during the season.
• COTA has been the home of the United States Grand Prix since 2012.
• The 2025 United States Grand Prix will be the 500^th for Mrecedes-Benz as the official Safety Car, having debuted at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix and first been deployed at the 1996 Belgium Grand prix.

Stat Sheet: United States Grand Prix