AUSTIN, Texas -- Lewis Hamilton needs just four points to make certain he secures his sixth world championship on Sunday, but after Friday practice at the Circuit of the Americas he will have his sights set way higher than the eighth place finish he needs to secure those points. Winning on U.S. soil is always high on Hamilton's list of targets each year, so to wrap up the title with a win in Austin has to be his target. The good news for him is that he looks very well placed to do it.
Hamilton not only topped the timesheets in second practice, he also held an advantage over the rest of the field during Friday's race simulations.