REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE Formula One World Champion, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton speaks ahead of the United States Grand Prix during an interview with Reuters at the Nasdaq Market Site in New York City, New York, U.S., October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's hopes of clinching his fifth Formula One world championship at the U.S. Grand Prix were boosted on Friday when Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel was handed a three-place grid penalty for a practice infringement.
Hamilton had already dominated both rainswept practice sessions for Mercedes when the German's penalty was confirmed by race stewards.
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