Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Grand Prix to add pressure on Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg by reducing the points deficit between the two with only two rounds remaining.
Hamilton made a strong start, winning the drag race to Turn 1 but locking up on the brakes in the process which resulted in a trip across the grass for the world champion, but he rejoined the track in th lead and stayed there all afternoon at the Autdoromo Hermanos Rodriguz.
Rosberg went wheel to wheel with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and he too was forced of track to avoind flying over the kerbs. The German slotted into second place where he too stayed for the the rest of the race.
There was more action, down the order, as the field roared into Turn 1 with the Haas of Esteban Gutierrez clipping the back of Pascal Wehrlein’s Manor, which caused it to spin into the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson. Wehrlein was out of the race with a broken rear wheel, while the other two managed to continue.
The incident brought out the safety car, which prompted Red Bull to get creative with strategy and call in Daniel Ricciardo to swap his softs for a set of mediums.
Once the race resumed it must be said that up until the final few laps, the race in Mexico City – in front of 190,000 eager fans – was a mundane affair.
Report in progress…
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