Lewis Hamilton cut a forlorn figure after qualifying at the United States Grand Prix, as he contemplated the fifth position on the grid and what he described as "probably the worst qualifying I've had for a long time".
It is a measure of his competitiveness, and his constant quest for more success, that a man on the brink of clinching his sixth world drivers' title, which will put him just one behind all-time record holder Michael Schumacher, should care so much about a couple of bad qualifying laps.
Poor grid position or not, the mathematics is so heavily in Hamilton's favour heading into the race that it is almost inconceivable that the Briton will not end it with a third consecutive world title.
As long as Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas does not win the race with Hamilton lower than the eighth place, the championship is won. And if Bottas does not stand on top of the podium on Sunday afternoon, Hamilton will be crowned no matter what his result.
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