F1’s title race heats up in Austin

Things are getting serious as Formula 1 heads into the fourth last round of the 21-race calendar with Nico Rosberg 33 points clear of Lewis Hamilton. But if ever there was a race where the reigning Champion could fight back, the United States GP is it. Then again, we’ve said that before.

Hamilton will arrive on the Circuit of the America’s grid as a four-time US Grand Prix winner, three of those triumphs coming at COTA.

His last victory in 2015 was courtesy of a mistake from Rosberg as a wet – and rather wild and at times washed-out – weekend was decided when the German slid off the track due to wheelspin, handing the lead to Hamilton who easily turned it into a victory. In doing so Hamilton wrapped up his third Drivers’ Championship title.

This year, though, the advantage is with Rosberg.

It has been a year of firsts for the 31-year-old who has nine P1s to his tally of which seven of those – Bahrain, Russia, Europe (Baku), Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Japan – where first time victories.

As such …

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