Valtteri Bottas clinched his first pole position since Silverstone after pipping Sebastian Vettel to the P1 spot by a mere 0.012 seconds in Austin. Bottas set a new track record with a 1:32.029 on his first Q3 lap and that remained undefeated as the top six drivers struggled for improvement on their final attempts. Vettel settled for a front row spot alongside Bottas after also failing to improve, while Max Verstappen was only 0.067s away himself from bagging top spot. P3, though, is where he will start Sunday's race. Charles Leclerc will line up alongside him in P4. Lewis Hamilton, who needs just four points to clinch a sixth World Championship title, will start from P5 after being...
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