Sebastien Vettel received a 3 position grid penalty due to not respecting a red flag during the 2nd Free Practice at the US Grand Prix. This will not help him stay in the Championship fight with Mercedes Benz driver Lewis Hamilton who is now 67 points clear in title fight with 4 races to go and 100 points in play. After this race, there will be only 75 points remaining which means that if the gap after this race is over 75 points Hamilton will be the winner. So Hamilton needs to add 8 points more than Vettel to be declared the winner, if he wins the race he receives 25 points with second place receiving 18 and third 15… Vettel would need to finish 2nd… In other words, it’s really difficult for Vettel to continue his hopes for the title if he doesn’t win this race and 3 grid spots as penalty are only going to make it harder but who can guarantee Hamilton won’t hit issues, to win first he has to finish…
Weather has improved significantly, a dry track is expected for the Third Practice session as well as Qualifying as well as the race. It’s going to be all or nothing in Qualifying for Ferrari for sure.
