The championship battle between Hamilton and Max Verstappen is tight and tense, especially after their collisions at Silverstone and Monza earlier this year. Hamilton is chasing his fifth successive world championship – chasing now the operative word as he looks to make up a deficit on Verstappen, the Red Bull driver. “A lot can happen in these six races,” Hamilton said. A Mercedes has secured pole position in each of the past six races in Austin and Hamilton has won five of the eight contests held at the Texan track, though his last victory came in 2017. Naturally, then, Hamilton is delighted that a second American race will join the calendar next year when Miami makes its debut. “The US Grand Prix is fantastic and it’s such a huge country, having just one race here for sure isn’t enough,” he said.

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