Lewis Hamilton's confidence is so high that he started the US Grand Prix convinced he would win despite being outshone by Nico Rosberg in qualifying. That belief was fully justified as a stunning move on lap 24 saw him zip past his Mercedes team-mate as he claimed a British record 32nd Grand Prix victory and extended his championship lead over Rosberg to 24 points with just two races to go. Hamilton arrived in Austin on the back of four straight wins and determined to repeat his excellent triumph over Sebastian Vettel at the Circuit of the Americas in 2012. He said: “I just went into the race with the belief that I could win it. I knew I’d need another race just like 2012 and it was just...
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