Lewis Hamilton topped second practice at the United States Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton, who is poised to clinch his sixth world title this weekend, was 0.301 seconds quicker than Leclerc, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen third.
Sebastian Vettel was fourth, 0.357secs off team-mate Leclerc, and Valtteri Bottas fifth 0.813secs behind Hamilton.
Vettel had a spin late in the session at Turn 15. Earlier, Haas' Romain Grosjean crashed in the Esses.
Hamilton is all but certain to secure the title on Sunday. To prevent Hamilton from tying up the title, Bottas must at least win the race - but even then the Briton needs only an eighth-place finish to become world champion.
And Hamilton appears to be in a very strong position heading into the weekend on a track where he has won five times in its seven appearances on the calendar.
Not only was he fastest over one lap, but his race-simulation run later in the session was extremely strong.
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