Lewis Hamilton says he doubts he’ll be able to tie up the 2017 Formula 1 world championship this weekend despite storming to pole position for the United States Grand Prix with title rival Sebastian Vettel starting on the front row alongside him. The Mercedes driver blasted to a second career pole position at the Circuit of the Americas with a new track record of 1m 33.108s to stay just under two-tenths clear of Vettel in the Ferrari. With Hamilton needing to win the United States GP and see Vettel finish sixth or lower to wrap up his fourth F1 world title this weekend, the British driver has continued to play down the likelihood as he focuses on a fifth win in six years at COTA. Related...
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