Formula One 2019

[Jimbuna]

Hamilton takes blame for poor qualifying performance.

Hamilton need only finish eighth in Austin to claim a third straight drivers' championship and a sixth in all, while he will seal the title regardless of his finish if team-mate Valtteri Bottas fails to win the race.

However, with Bottas on pole after Saturday's Q3, Hamilton was frustrated he did not match his Mercedes colleague, running fifth fastest.

Given the Finn's impressive display, Hamilton acknowledged he had no excuse for finding himself on the third row of the grid.
"It's nothing to do with the car," he said. "I just didn't put the laps together today. The car had the capability to be on the front row and it was my fault."

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