Even though the tyre choices are a step softer than in 2016, the leading teams are taking a conservative approach to the forthcoming United States Grand Prix. Championship leaders Mercedes, along with Red Bull and Ferrari, also Haas and Sauber take 7 sets of the ultrasoft rubber. On the other hand, Williams and McLaren take 9 sets of the purple-banded tyres. Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean lead the way in terms of supersofts, both taking 5 sets, while Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and the Red Bull duo take 4 sets. Lewis Hamilton takes 3 sets of softs, as does Pascal Wehrlein, while Raikkonen, Stroll, Vandoorne and Grosjean take just one set. Hamilton won last year's race on a...
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