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FP2: Hamilton fastest…with the aid of Kubica

Lewis Hamilton topped FP2 at the Circuit of The Americas, but potentially showed the value of the tow to others ahead of qualifying on Saturday. Hamilton, who can clinch a sixth World Championship title with a minimum P8 finish in Austin, was some three tenths quicker of his nearest rivals Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen with a 1:33.232. However, during that qualifying simulation lap, Hamilton would receive an inadvertent tow down the straight in the middle sector from Williams' Robert Kubica – something that we could see plenty more of come Saturday afternoon in qualifying. The data showed that Hamilton, after being three tenths down in the first sector, was suddenly two tenths...
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