Hamilton's previous US Grand Prix results don't matter, says Wolff

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that his team's stellar performances at Austin for the United States Grand Prix over the past few years will not have a bearing on the result of this weekend's race, with Lewis Hamilton poised to win the championship.

Hamilton has made the Circuit of the Americas track his own and has won the last four races in Texas, while a fifth this weekend, along with Sebastian Vettel failing to finish better than third, will see him claim his fifth drivers' title.

Even though it would take a monumental swing in points for the Brit to surrender the championship now, Wolff is taking nothing for granted, saying that just because the team has performed superbly in the US recently, it doesn't guarantee victory again.

"The Circuit of the Americas has been a good track for us ever since it was introduced in the F1 calendar, but past results have no impact on the current championship," the Mercedes boss told the official team website.

"Everyone in the team knows that we cannot take anything for granted, so we will be as diligent as ever, keep our heads down and work hard to get a good result in Texas.

"This championship fight has been exhilarating and we can't wait for the next chapter in the epic battle of silver and red.

"We could not have asked for a better result from the back-to-back races in Russia and Japan.

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"We were able to extend our lead in both championships and the entire team delivered to a very high level.

"While we didn't have the fastest car in the summer, we've seen the performance swing in our favour recently; however, it is closer than it looked in recent races.

Wolff believes that Ferrari still have the ability to push things to the wire in both the drivers' and constructors' championship, in which Mercedes hold both top spots.

"Ferrari have a strong car and they will keep on pushing until the very last corner in Abu Dhabi," he continued.

"They have been worthy opponents in the past 17 races and we have no reason to believe that this will change in the next four."

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