F1 US Grand Prix: 4 Qualifying Predictions

#2 Saturday could be a difficult one for Vettel

Tough times for Ferrari

This weekend could be a hard one to swallow for Sebastian Vettel but also for the Ferrari team as a whole and let's not forget the supporters of the Italian group.

If Hamilton secures another world championship on Sunday, then it will be a second straight year that Vettel and Ferrari have failed to take home the driver's championship.

Kimi Raikkonen was the last man to win a driver's championship for Ferrari which was 11 years ago in 2007.

Ferrari are also currently in second place in the constructors' championship by being 78 points behind Mercedes with four races to go.

Another nightmare for Vettel and the team ahead of Sunday's race is the German being awarded a three-place grid penalty.

This comes after Vettel was penalised for not slowing sufficiently for a red flag in Friday's practise.

So it is hard times for the Italian team but they will keep fighting until both championships are very much decided.