(CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso will battle it out for the Formula One title at the final race in Brazil after Lewis Hamilton's victory in Texas ensured the German must wait for his third successive championship crown. 

Hamilton secured back-to-back victories at the United States Grand Prix in front of a capacity crowd of 135,000, overtaking Red Bull's Vettel on lap 42 of 56 in Austin and relegating the 25-year-old to second in his 100th F1 race. 

Alonso kept his title dream alive by finishing third, and gained a controversial place on the grid before the race after teammate Felipe Massa broke the seal on his Ferrari's gearbox and took a five place penalty. 

It all points towards a dramatic climax in Sao Paulo, where Vettel will defend a 13-point lead over his Spanish rival, needing to finish fourth or higher to retain the world championship. 

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The race marked a triumphant return to the United States for Formula One after an absence of five years, with drivers and pundits impressed with the show put on at the newly built Circuit of the Americas. 

Though he didn't clinch the drivers' championship crown, Vettel's performance did ensure Red Bull won the constructors' championship for the third time in a row. 

But the German, who was heard to be angry on the team radio after Hamilton passed him, blamed Force India backmarker Narain Karthikeyan for slowing him down at a critical moment of the race. 

"I wasn't too happy to send a nice big invitation to Lewis when I had to go through Karthikeyan," he said. 
who drives for red bull?
who won in United States?
Was there a large audience?
jpw nog?
how big was the crowd?
who is hamilton not happy with?
why?
did red bull win anything?
what?
did Vettel get the championship crown?
what position did he finish at?
where is he driving next?
how old is Vettel?
what kind of race is being discussed?
has it been regular in the U.S?
How long has it been away?
is Hamilton going to Brazil?
who else is going?
What position was Fernando?
what happened to his team mates car?
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel 
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
yes
capacity crowd of 135,000
unknown
unknown
135,000
135,000
Force India backmarker Narain Karthikeyan
 Force India backmarker Narain Karthikeyan
slowing him down
slowing him down
yes
 won the constructors' championship for the third time in a row.
constructors' championship
 constructors' championship
no
hough he didn't clinch the drivers' championship crown,
second
 second 
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
25
25-year-old
Formula One
Formula One
No
The race marked a triumphant return to the United States for Formula One after an absence of five years, with drivers and pundits impressed with the show put on at the newly built Circuit of the Americas. 
five years
 five years
yes
 final race in Brazil
Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso
Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso
third
third
broke the seal on his gearbox
broke the seal on his Ferrari's gearbox