Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has repeated his intention to keep using team orders if required until the Formula 1 world drivers’ title is secured this season. Lewis Hamilton has his first opportunity to seal a fifth F1 world championship starting from pole position at the United States Grand Prix with chief title rival Sebastian Vettel down in fifth place on the grid following a three-place drop for speeding under a red flag in FP1. The British driver will seal the title if he outscores Vettel by eight points at Circuit of the Americas, meaning a victory coupled with the German failing to finish second can secure him a historic crown to match Juan Manuel Fangio’s F1 record....
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