Sebestian Vettel wins pole position at US Grand Prix

This season has been much tighter, but a surge of four consecutive victories and a third-place finish two weeks ago put Vettel in position to claim another title.

Alonso has acknowledged Vettel has the faster car but insists he can push the championship to Brazil. Alonso started in a similar position in Abu Dhabi before finishing second.

"It's still possible," Alonso said. "Tomorrow I will try to do better and recover some places. We will push to the limit, as have done since the start of every year and every