Lewis Hamilton believes being in a “different headspace” heading into qualifying for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix helped him achieve his latest pole position. Hamilton beat the Ferrari duo headed by Sebastian Vettel to pole in Austin with a lap that was just 0.061s quicker than his chief title rival, who will be relegated to fifth on the grid when he serves his red flag speeding penalty. The top three were split by just 0.070s after two qualifying runs in Q3 and the Briton, who can seal his fifth world championship on Sunday if he outscores Vettel by eight points, was relieved to have secured the 81st pole of his career during what he described as an “intense” session....
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