Mercedes AMG Petronas World Champion Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time during a final free practice session affected by torrential rain in the United States. Despite the Circuit of the Americas closing the venue to fans until lunchtime, the FIA began the session on time, albeit prohibiting the use of Intermediate tyres due to the conditions. With rain set to intensify in the afternoon, the circuit was busy during the opening 35 minutes, in case the times from the session count towards the composition of the grid. Hamilton set a time of 1:59.517 at the mid-point of the session to finish 0.863s clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who posted his quick time early on. Vettel twice had off...
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