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Hamilton On Brink Of Fifth Title After Securing Pole Position In Austin

Lewis Hamilton put himself in prime position to clinch his fifth Formula 1 World Championship as he secured pole position for the United States Grand Prix. The Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver set a new track record of 1.32.237 to pip the two Scuderia Ferrari’s to the fastest lap time at the Circuit of the Americas. Sebastian Vettel was second fastest but will line-up fifth due to his three place grid penalty for failing to slow sufficiently for the red flag on Friday.  Vettel’s Ferrari team-mate Kimi Räikkönen was third fastest and only seven hundreds of a second of pole. He lines up on the front row alongside Hamilton. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was fourth...
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