2014 United States Grand Prix

Heading into the race, Hamilton led the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] from Rosberg while their team Mercedes had already won the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Championship]] at the preceding {{F1 GP|2014|Russian}}, Rosberg won the [[pole position]] by recording the fastest lap in qualifying and kept the lead on the first lap. The race was neutralised by a four-lap [[safety car]] period when [[Sergio Pérez]], [[Adrian Sutil]] and [[Kimi Räikkönen]] made contact. During the first half of the race, Hamilton ran close behind teammate Rosberg to conserve fuel but braked heavily through parts of the track to prevent [[Brake fade|brake glazing]]. After the two Mercedes cars made their [[pit stop]]s for new tyres, Hamilton passed his teammate Rosberg for the lead on lap 24, and pulled away to achieve victory and overtake [[Nigel Mansell]] for the most wins by a British driver in Formula One.

Heading into the race, Hamilton led the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] from Rosberg while their team Mercedes had already won the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Championship]] at the preceding {{F1 GP|2014|Russian}}, Rosberg won the [[pole position]] by recording the fastest lap in qualifying and kept the lead on the first lap. The race was neutralised by a four-lap [[safety car]] period when [[Sergio Pérez]], [[Adrian Sutil]] and [[Kimi Räikkönen]] made contact. During the first half of the race, Hamilton ran close behind teammate Rosberg to conserve fuel but braked heavily through parts of the track to prevent [[Brake fade|brake glazing]]. After the two Mercedes cars made their [[pit stop]]s for new tyres, Hamilton passed his teammate Rosberg for the lead on lap 24, and pulled away to achieve victory and overtake [[Nigel Mansell]] for the most wins by a British driver in Formula One.

In the week before the event, the [[Caterham F1|Caterham]] and [[Marussia F1|Marussia]] teams went into administration and were granted dispensation to miss the race, leaving the sport with nine entered teams, the lowest number since the [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix]]. Hamilton's victory, his fifth in a row, moved him further clear from Rosberg atop the World Drivers' Championship, as Ricciardo's third-place finish eliminated him from title contention. [[Valtteri Bottas]] moved further ahead of [[Sebastian Vettel]] in fifth. Mercedes increased their unassailable lead in the World Constructors' Championship to 245 points over Red Bull while [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] moved further away from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] in fourth with two races left in the season.

In the week before the event, the [[Caterham F1|Caterham]] and [[Marussia F1|Marussia]] teams went into administration and were granted dispensation to miss the race, leaving the sport with nine entered teams, the lowest number since the [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix]]. Hamilton's victory, his fifth in a row, moved him further clear from Rosberg atop the World Drivers' Championship, as Ricciardo's third-place finish eliminated him from title contention. [[Valtteri Bottas]] moved further ahead of [[Sebastian Vettel]] in fifth. Mercedes increased their unassailable lead in the World Constructors' Championship to 245 points over Red Bull while [[Williams Racing|Williams]] moved further away from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] in fourth with two races left in the season.

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