< > Another pole in the bag for Lewis Hamilton, this time at the United States Grand Prix, but perhaps not quite as easily as he expected. Comfortably ahead of the pack – including Sebastian Vettel – on Friday, Saturday was a much more competitive affair for the Briton, snatching the top spot by just 0.239s from his title rival. Afterwards Hamilton didn’t hesitate to admit the circuit was “really challenging” – understandable especially given the conditions. Even at its calmest, CoTA can be particularly difficult for drivers to strike a balance with set-up given the variety of corners the circuit offers, but when the wind is buffeting as it was on Saturday, it goes to a...
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