United States Grand Prix: Hamilton Wins as Vettel Extends Lead

Lewis Hamilton powered his way to victory in the United States Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel increased his championship lead over Fernando Alonso. Alonso now sits 13 points behind the German with just one race remaining after the pair both finished on the podium in Austin.  Vettel will now be guaranteed the title should he finish higher than fourth in Brazil next week. The day got off to a fantastic start for Alonso, who was promoted two places on the grid before the race.  After Romain Grosjean was penalised five grid places for a gearbox change, Ferrari deliberately broke the seal on Felipe Massa’s, so he suffered the same penalty. That meant Alonso was not just two places further up the grid; more importantly, he was on ...

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