<p>After qualifying fifth on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton said he is not expecting any miracles at the US Grand Prix.</p>.<p>But the Briton may not need one to claim a sixth drivers' title.</p>.<p>If anyone is in need of a bit of divine intervention, it is Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, who breathed a bit of life into his remote title chances by taking the pole for Sunday's race.</p>.<p>The last man with a chance of denying Hamilton another title, Bottas needs a win in Texas and for his teammate to not score a single point if the fight is to be extended to the next race in Brazil.</p>.<p>That seems unlikely, however. Hamilton can seal his sixth title on Sunday if he finishes eighth or higher, regardless of where Bottas finishes.</p>.<p>Only once in 18 races has Hamilton finished outside the top eight, placing ninth in Germany.</p>.<p>"I don't look at this race as particularly important," said Hamilton. "There is still two more after this; I approach it exactly the same. I'm not looking to pull out miracles tomorrow."</p>.<p>Despite another title being within his grasp, Hamilton was still in full competition mode hours after a lackadaisical qualifying effort.</p>.<p>In seven previous races at the Circuit of the Americas, Hamilton had never started anywhere but on the front row, winning five times.</p>.<p>Hamilton, 34, seemed annoyed but unconcerned with his qualifying performance.</p>.<p>"Sometimes you don't get it," he said, shrugging as he sipped from a teacup. "The car was fine."</p>.<p>Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was clearly perplexed about what prevented his cars from sweeping the front row.</p>.<p>"I think we did some really good work from yesterday to today, and Valtteri drove a really good lap. But then, it was not perfect because we have a car in one and a car in five," Wolff said. "We need to figure out how we can overcome that tomorrow." </p>
<p>After qualifying fifth on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton said he is not expecting any miracles at the US Grand Prix.</p>.<p>But the Briton may not need one to claim a sixth drivers' title.</p>.<p>If anyone is in need of a bit of divine intervention, it is Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, who breathed a bit of life into his remote title chances by taking the pole for Sunday's race.</p>.<p>The last man with a chance of denying Hamilton another title, Bottas needs a win in Texas and for his teammate to not score a single point if the fight is to be extended to the next race in Brazil.</p>.<p>That seems unlikely, however. Hamilton can seal his sixth title on Sunday if he finishes eighth or higher, regardless of where Bottas finishes.</p>.<p>Only once in 18 races has Hamilton finished outside the top eight, placing ninth in Germany.</p>.<p>"I don't look at this race as particularly important," said Hamilton. "There is still two more after this; I approach it exactly the same. I'm not looking to pull out miracles tomorrow."</p>.<p>Despite another title being within his grasp, Hamilton was still in full competition mode hours after a lackadaisical qualifying effort.</p>.<p>In seven previous races at the Circuit of the Americas, Hamilton had never started anywhere but on the front row, winning five times.</p>.<p>Hamilton, 34, seemed annoyed but unconcerned with his qualifying performance.</p>.<p>"Sometimes you don't get it," he said, shrugging as he sipped from a teacup. "The car was fine."</p>.<p>Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was clearly perplexed about what prevented his cars from sweeping the front row.</p>.<p>"I think we did some really good work from yesterday to today, and Valtteri drove a really good lap. But then, it was not perfect because we have a car in one and a car in five," Wolff said. "We need to figure out how we can overcome that tomorrow." </p>