Lewis Hamilton made winning his 72nd Formula 1 pole position look easy on Saturday, in qualifying for the 2017 United States Grand Prix. It's his second pole in a row in Austin, and his 11th of the 2017 season. The time of 1:33.108s was the fastest lap recorded at the Circuit of the Americas since it opened in 2012. However, despite appearances, the Mercedes driver insisted that it had been anything but straightforward to come out on top today. "The track was very difficult today," he said after the end of the session. "With the wind picking up you've got a head wind into turn 1, a tail wind out of turn 1," he explained. "Through the fast section, sector 1 you've...
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