• Hamilton could win his fifth F1 title in Austin on Sunday• Sebastian Vettel demoted to fifth owing to grid penaltyWith qualifying reaching its climax, Lewis Hamilton’s imperious march towards his fifth Formula One title threatened to hit a bump in the road in Texas on Saturday. However, the Mercedes driver is almost unbeatable on this circuit and responded to the unexpectedly stiff challenge of the two Ferraris by setting a track record to claim pole position for Sunday’s US Grand Prix.Hamilton set the pace but Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel soon shoved him down to third place. It looked like the Briton might deliver his worst qualifying performance in Austin since 2013, the only year he has failed to win here, but he roared back in the third qualifying period with a time of 1min 32.237sec. Related: On the verge of F1 greatness: now Lewis Hamilton targets glamorous new empire Continue reading
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Source: TheGuardian
