AUSTIN, Texas -- Nico Rosberg sat slumped in his chair, exhausted and exasperated after another race and world title was taken away by Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Then came the hat toss seen around the world.These friends-turned rivals return to Texas and the U.S. Grand Prix in very different places this week. This time, its Rosberg with the big lead and Hamilton running out of time if he hopes to retain his Formula One championship.Rosberg leads Hamilton by 33 points with four races left on the schedule. That means Hamilton has to make a big push starting Sunday on a track where hes won three of the last four years.America has been good hunting ground for me, Hamilton said.A win streak alone wont do it. Hamilton needs a bad race from Rosberg somewhere. If Rosberg finishes second three times and finishes third once, hell still claim his first career championship. A Rosberg victory anywhere along the way would all but clinch it.My frame of mind at the moment is to have fun, Hamilton said. Im determined to win. Theres never a day in my life when I dont want to win. I could come here like Ive got to win every race, but Ive been racing a long time. I know what Im doing so just go do it the best I can and enjoy.Is that concession?Absolutely not, Hamilton said. Theres still 100 points out there. Its possible.Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel, who won a couple of close title chases, agreed.Hes quick enough, Vettel said. Im sure hell go for it. Its only over when its over.Rosberg may dictate when the end comes. Hes been a different driver since his moment of post-race infamy in 2015.After Hamilton clinched last seasons title in Austin, he playfully tossed Rosberg his podium cap in the drivers cool-down room. Rosberg immediately threw it back at him in a petulant moment captured on live television.The split-second reaction symbolized the meltdown of Rosbergs title efforts and the relationship between two drivers who became friends when they were coming up through the junior circuits.Last year this race obviously didnt work out so great for me, so Im looking forward to getting back out there and doing my best to get it right this time, Rosberg said.Rosberg emerged from his Austin disaster with steely determination. He won the final three races of 2015 and the first four of 2016. A mid-season slump allowed Hamilton to charge back from a 43-point deficit, but Rosberg has been coolly efficient of late with a run of four wins in the last five races.Rosberg refused to be pulled into thinking about the pressure facing both drivers or whether hes walking a tightrope of emotion with a title so close within reach. His father, Keke Rosberg, won the championship in 1982.I dont know how much pressure Lewis is putting on himself ... Im going to focus on this weekend, Rosberg said.Rosberg also said he wont settle for the safety of second place on Sunday.I will try to push for the win, 100 percent, he said. With the car I have, I can win on any track against Lewis.Hamiltons title hopes took a huge dent two races ago in Malaysia when he was leading late but was forced to retire with an engine problem. Hamilton looked dejected when he got out of the car day and said it felt like something or someone was working against him.A higher power, he later said. It feels right now that the man above or any higher power is intervening a little bit.Like the previous two seasons, Mercedes has dominated the field with 15 wins in 17 races. 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DETROIT -- Jose Iglesias is likely to be activated off Detroits disabled list Friday, which will prompt some dexterity in the handling of the situation by Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.Iglesias was scheduled to play for Toledo on Thursday night in a final rehab game with no complications from the left hamstring strain that landed him on the disabled list two weeks back.Theres no guarantees, Ausmus said after Detroit completed a sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Thursday with an 8-5 victory. If his hamstring doesnt feel good he definitely wont be activated (Friday).Detroit hosts the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night for the start of a three-game weekend series. The Angels won the final two contests of a three-game series in Toronto -- their first road victories since July 26.Anytime you play well, you hope your team starts gathering confidence and gaining confidence, Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said prior to Thursdays game. Thats a good club we played and we did a good job on the offensive end. You hope youre going to build confidence with some things you want to do on a regular basis.Were not always going to go out there and (score) eight runs, but we did a lot of good things.The Tigers picked up Erick Aybar, an ex-Angel, earlier this month to help provide some offense to a Detroit team that was struggling.Ausmus is likely to want to take advantage of any extra juice Aybar might get from Los Angeles letting him go to Atlanta prior to this season. The Tigers traded with the Braves to get Aybar.There is some wiggle room and Ausmus is likely to exploit that.He could shift Aybar over to third, where veteran Casey McGehee has been filling in for injured Nick Castellanos, who is likely to be out until mid-September recovering from a broken bone in his left hand. Aybar has made just a couple appearances at third in his career but wouldnt be the first shortstop to move over.Aybar hasnt played much at third, not that he couldnt handle it, Ausmus said.McGehee has supplied some hits but nothing in the way of driving in runs. He may look at matchups with the three to see which two play.Iglesias will get time at short but if Aybar is playing well, its not like were going to not play him, Ausmus said. If hes producing, hes going to play.ddddddddddddIts just going to boil down to who we think is going to help us win. Pretty simple.Detroit brings home a four-game winning streak after taking three in Minnesota.To come into any town and sweep them, its tough to do, Ausmus said. Its just the nature of the game. But our bats started to get hot and the pitching held up.Maybe it was the start of it but Id like to seem them keep rolling. We have Anaheim coming in. Thats how this team is built, its built to slug. Our pitching is solid, especially the second half, but were built to slug and its nice to see it.Justin Verlander (13-7, 3.38 ERA) starts the first game of the series for the Tigers against the Angels Ricky Nolasco (4-11, 5.22 overall; 0-3, 5.70 for Los Angeles).Verlander lost to Los Angeles in his only start against it this season, allowing four runs on four hits in 7 1/3 innings. Over his career, the Angels have handled him for a 5-7 record and 3.77 ERA and he has given up seven home runs to them in his 15 starts.Nolasco was picked up in a deal with Minnesota with manager Scioscias team stripped of starting pitching by injuries. Hes 0-2 in three starts against Detroit this season with a 4.32 ERA.For his career, Nolasco is 2/3 with a 3.86 ERA and the times hes been successful against the Tigers, hes stayed away from his fastball.The injury bug that decimated the Angels rotation has now chomped on the bullpen.Closer Huston Street underwent surgery Tuesday on a knee that has bothered him for months and is through for the season.On Wednesday, Los Angeles learned that Cam Bedrosian, his eventual replacement who hasnt pitched since Aug. 2, has a blood clot in his upper right arm. He will see a specialist to determine the next course of action.I think any time you have a young pitcher that has an issue that is lingering, you want to make sure that you check all the boxes and make sure that everything is taken care of, Scioscia said. Youre always concerned about every player when theyre banged up.Bedrosian had a 1.12 ERA in 40 1/3 innings of relief this season with 51 strikeouts. ' ' '