Austin, Texas Nov 17 (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel grabbed the pole for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday, setting up Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso for the knockout punch in their season-long fight for the Formula One driver’s title.

Round 19 of the 20-round heavyweight bout goes on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas with Alonso staggered from a disappointing qualifying effort that will see the Spaniard start well back of his German rival in eighth place.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Red Bull’s championship leader Sebastian Vettel will start the U.S. Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday with the German perfectly placed to secure his third Formula One title in succession.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, 10 points behind with two races remaining including Sunday’s and the only man who can deny Vettel the title, set only the ninth quickest time in Saturday’s qualifying.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Red Bull’s championship leader Sebastian Vettel will start the U.S. Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday with the German perfectly placed to secure his third Formula One title in succession.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, 10 points behind with two races remaining including Sunday’s and the only man who can deny Vettel the title, set only the ninth quickest time in Saturday’s qualifying.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Red Bull’s championship leader Sebastian Vettel continued to set a blistering pace at the U.S. Grand Prix, clocking the fastest time in final practice on Saturday.

Vettel, fastest in Friday’s two practice sessions, has quickly mastered Formula’s newest venue, the Circuit of the Americas, turning in a best time of one minute 36.490 seconds on a chilly but sun-bathed morning in south Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Red Bull’s championship leader Sebastian Vettel continued to set a blistering pace at the U.S. Grand Prix, clocking the fastest time in final practice on Saturday.

Vettel, fastest in Friday’s two practice sessions, has quickly mastered Formula’s newest venue, the Circuit of the Americas, turning in a best time of one minute 36.490 seconds on a chilly but sun-bathed morning in south Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Once a Formula One wasteland, the United States is suddenly being viewed as a land of promise for the world’s glamour circuit with F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone calling for up to three races in the U.S.

After a five-year hiatus, F1 makes its long-awaited return to America this weekend, resurrecting the U.S. Grand Prix and along with it hopes that the series may finally be ready to conquer a market it has long coveted.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Once a Formula One wasteland, the United States is suddenly being viewed as a land of promise for the world’s glamour circuit with F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone calling for up to three races in the U.S.

After a five-year hiatus, F1 makes its long-awaited return to America this weekend, resurrecting the U.S. Grand Prix and along with it hopes that the series may finally be ready to conquer a market it has long coveted.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel dominated free practice at the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday as drivers got their first taste of Formula One’s newest venue and gave it rave reviews up and down the paddock.

Vettel, who can clinch his third straight drivers’ title on Sunday at the $400 million Circuit of the Americas, was quickly up to speed on the spectacular undulating 5.516km (3.4 mile) track carved out of the south Texas scrublands.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time in opening free practice for the U.S. Grand Prix as drivers got their first taste of Formula One’s newest venue on Friday.

Vettel, who can clinch a third straight drivers’ title on Sunday at the $400 million Circuit of the Americas, clocked a best lap of one minute 38.125 seconds around the 5.516km (3.4 mile) track carved out of the south Texas scrublands.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time in opening free practice for the U.S. Grand Prix as drivers got their first taste of Formula One’s newest venue on Friday.

Vettel, who can clinch a third straight drivers’ title on Sunday at the $400 million Circuit of the Americas, clocked a best lap of one minute 38.125 seconds around the 5.516km (3.4 mile) track carved out of the south Texas scrublands.