Lewis Hamilton signaled his intent by powering to pole position for the United States Grand Prix, edging Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg by two tenths of a second and with it setting the stage for an intriguing duel between the title contenders.
Hamilton was quicker than Rosberg in their first Q3 run, then the reigning world champion went even quicker in his final run to set the pole position winning lap of 1:34.999, while Rosberg compromised his lap by going wide into Turn 1 on both his runs. He ended second best 0..216 of a second down on his teammate.
There was very little to separate the pair on the twists and turns of Circuit of the Americas, where the Silver Arrows were again the dominant force, enjoying over half a second advantage over their closest rivals.
Next best were the Red Bull pair of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, third and fourth respectively. More was expected from the energy drinks duo after they finished 1-2 in FP3 a few hours earlier. But when it mattered, Mercedes turned up the wick and the Red Bulls found themselves half a second shy of their pace.
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