Published: October 20, 2018
• Hamilton could win his fifth F1 title in Austin on Sunday
• Sebastian Vettel demoted to fifth due to grid penalty
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• Sebastian Vettel demoted to fifth due to grid penalty
With qualifying reaching its climax, Lewis Hamilton’s imperious march towards his fifth Formula One title threatened to hit a minor bump in the road in Texas on Saturday. However, the Mercedes driver is almost unbeatable on this circuit and responded to the unexpectedly stiff challenge of the two Ferraris by setting a track record to claim pole position for Sunday’s race.
Hamilton set the pace early on but Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel soon shoved him down to third place. It looked like the Briton might deliver his worst qualifying performance in Austin since 2013, the only year he has failed to win here. But Hamilton roared back in the third qualifying period with a time of 1m 32.237.
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