LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THRILLING UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX TO SEAL THIRD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won his third Formula 1 World Championship to become only the  second British driver after Sir Jackie Stewart to achieve the feat.

Hamilton, 30, won a thrilling United States Grand Prix to seal the drivers’ title with his 10th victory of 2015.

He pressured team-mate Nico Rosberg into a mistake during a frantic last 10 laps after a safety car and swept by.

It was an exciting climax to a race of fluctuating fortunes, lead changes and superb racing in changing conditions.