WILL HE TAKE HIS SIXTH?

Hamilton is focused. Not on his all-but-awarded 6th world drivers’ title. But on “how I can get myself to the front” from a 5th position grid start. And with high-stake drama in Turn 1, a real 3-way battle at the top and crucial tyre choices, there’s a lot to keep your eye on.

Make no mistake. No matter what Hamilton says, this is momentous.

IT’S GETTING CLOSER THAN CLOSE. SO, WHO’S ON FOR THIRD?

Heidfeld won’t stop rolling. Hamilton hits his teammate. And Schumacher wins the strangest race ever. All in our top 5 shock moments. The US knows how to put on a show.

The drivers have spoken. And all agree - closer racing means more fun racing. What about the heavier weight? “I don’t care,” claims Ricciardo. Fair enough. But, as Verstappen says, “this is just the start.”

Swapping halos for roll cages. Haas’s Grosjean and Magnussen gear up and get behind the wheel of a NASCAR stock car. In the spirit of all things American…