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Hamilton Starts on Pole, Vettel 2nd and Bottas 3rd
Lewis Hamilton nabbed a stunning pole position at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas. Championship rival, Sebastian Vettel will line up alongside the Englishman for the race. Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas lines up in 3rd with Daniel Ricciardo next to him. Kimi Raikkonen lines up 5th despite setting an identical time to Ricciardo. Esteban Ocon qualified 7th but moves up a place due to Max Verstappen’s penalty. Hamilton set a lap time of 1:33.108. Here’s is how Twitter reacted to the qualifying session as the championship contenders took the Austin GP front row.
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Respect the Past, Embrace the Future
Respect the classics. #USGP
Meow
Day. Made! 💖🐱 @RenaultSportF1 #DriveForTheCure #USGP #F1
Hiding in Plain Sight
End of Q1
Impressive
I Believe in You
"I think @alo_oficial should aim for a pole position..." 🤔 #USGP #Quali
One can Dream
Alonso made it to Q3 despite giving up 20km/h (12.4mph) in the speed trap. I mean he's basically Senna #USGP 🇺🇸
Moving on
Keep it moving Seb! 😂 #USGP
Pole Number 72
A race away from glory? Lewis Hamilton puts himself on pole for the #USGP Report: bbc.in/2zF4P8R
Austin GP Front Row should be Interesting
Hamilton on pole as Vettel snatches second. Full report: motorsport.com/all/article/?i… #F1 #USGP
Mega Lap from Seb
Paying a Visit to the Ex
Keep moving Seb, you left @redbullracing a couple of years ago 😂 #USGP 🇺🇸 #F1
But First, Let Me Take a Selfie
😬🤳 Pole position = well worth a selfie #USGP 🇺🇸
Blessed
https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/921869857020407808
Are You Not Entertained?
"Are you not entertained..." #USGP 🇺🇸 @LewisHamilton
Warning! Change of Underwear Required Urgently
"What was that, mate?!?" (Sound on) A near miss for @RGrosjean in qualifying at the #USGP 🇺🇸
Stumbling Block
Magnussen handed grid penalty for blocking Perez: motorsport.com/all/article/?i… #F1 #USGP
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
Relief
🗣 "Second row is good enough to fight tomorrow" @danielricciardo's #Quali reaction 🇺🇸👉 bit.ly/USGPQRea17 #USGP
Reconsiders Life Choices
A super typhoon led to the cancellation of the Super Formula finale in Suzuka. #PierreGasly #ToroRosso #USGP #DaniilKvyat #F1
Celebrity Watch
Realistic Expectations
Steve: "Lewis Hamilton winning the title here in Austin is like ice cream in the morning. I want it - but it's too early!" 🍦 ##USGP
Fix It Or Else
Maybe indication to @ScuderiaFerrari if they don't fix reliability issue, he will join @redbullracing again 😂 #Seb5 #USGP #ForzaFerrari
Keep moving Seb, you left @redbullracing a couple of years ago 😂 #USGP 🇺🇸 #F1
Tifosi Getting Excited
Hoping #Seb5 can have a strong start today at COTA. We need a win! #ScuderiaFerrari #USGP🇺🇸