Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton made it a clean sweep of free practice sessions, as he topped the timing screens in the third and final FP3 of the United States Grand Prix, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel less than a tenth of a second shy of the top time, setting the stage for an intriguing qualifying shootout. Hamilton's best lap time of 1:34.478 was a mere 0.092 of a second up on Vettel, very little separating the title contenders and thus setting the scene for an intriguing qualifying session. Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was 0.214 of a second adrift of the top time, the Finn finding some pace overnight after spending most of Friday around six tenths down on his British teammate. Fellow...
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