Lewis Hamilton was topped Method One world champion for the third time after successful the US Grand Prix, on this present day in 2015.

Hamilton, then 30, turned solely the second British driver after Sir Jackie Stewart to realize the feat after edging Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in an exciting race.

4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, who would have stored the title race alive with three grand prix remaining had he completed second in Austin, got here third.

Hamilton additionally turned the tenth Method One driver to win at the least three world titles and went on to win his seventh in 2020 and joined Michael Schumacher on the prime of the all-time listing.

On a moist observe in Austin, Hamilton began second on the grid behind Rosberg and made an aggressive begin by pushing the German broad on the first nook to take the lead.

Rosberg slipped to fourth behind Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo, however – because the observe dried – the Crimson Bull pair lacked the tempo to problem and the race developed right into a battle between the 2 Mercedes team-mates.

Hamilton trailed with eight laps to go, solely to pounce on a mistake by Rosberg, who ran broad after shedding traction out of a hairpin on flip 12, permitting the Briton to retake the lead and comfortably maintain on for victory.

It was his tenth win of the season and sealed his third drivers’ title after earlier successes in 2008 and 2014.

Hamilton went on to equal Schumacher’s Method One report by successful 4 consecutive world titles in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.