F1 - Verstappen wins 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, Hamilton five-time world champion - Formula 1

F1 - Verstappen wins 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, Hamilton five-time world champion - Formula 1

Max Verstappen won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix with Red Bull: the race that gave Lewis Hamilton his fifth F1 World Championship.

Max Verstappen won Mexican Grand Prix с Red Bull but the most important news of the day is undoubtedly Lewis Hamilton, fourth at the finish line after the race, to forget with Mercedes and finished F1 World Champion for the fifth time in his career Juan Manuel Fangio.

The Central American Race Brought Good News Ferrari: Maranello's team returned two cars to the podium after three months (2nd place). Sebastian Vettel and 3 ° Kimi Raikkonen) and reduced the gap from Mercedes (55 points, but a lot) in the Constructors' Cup.

F1 World Championship 2018 - GP Mexico: report cards

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Un Mexican Grand Prix perfect for Max Verstappen, the first and was able to win the third podium in a row and the fourth place in the "top three" in the last five Grand Prix. A success largely due to a great start.

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

Deserved second place for Sebastian Vettel, returned to the podium after two disappointing GPs in a race topped by two overtakes by Riccardo and Hamilton.

Daniel Riccardo (Red Bull)

10 for yesterday's pole position, 6 for today's race: Riccardo he started poorly, recovered well, but was forced to retire again due to reliability issues. The Australian driver hasn't climbed the podium in five months and would have earned a place in the top three today.

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

Tire problems like Hamilton and rewriting immediately, but also the fifth place that he gave Mercedes ten useful points for the Constructors' Cup. In general, it is Mexican Grand Prix di Valtteri Bottas, fresh from the tenth race in a row in the "top five".

Red Bull

Five years have passed (Vettel / Webber USA 2013), which is two Red Bull they did not fire from the first row. Today the victory is deserved: I feel sorry for Riccardo's car, which seems to be damned ...

F1 World Championship 2018 - Mexican Grand Prix Results

Free practice 1

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 16.656

2. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 17.139

3. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Renault) - 1: 17.926

4. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) – 1: 18.028

5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 18.075

Free practice 2

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 16.720

2. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 16.873

3. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Renault) - 1: 17.953

4. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 17.954

5. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) – 1: 18.046

Free practice 3

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 16.284

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 16.538

3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 16.566

4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 17.028

5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) – 1:17.045

Qualifications

1. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 14.759

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 14.785

3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 14.894

4. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 14.970

5. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 15.160

Race

1.Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1h38: 28.851

2 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) + 17,3 s

3 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) + 49.9 p.

4 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +1: 18,7 s

5 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) + 1 spin

1 F2018 World Championship standings after the Mexican Grand Prix

World Drivers Ranking

1 LEWIS HAMILTON (MERCEDES) 358 POINTS (WORLD CHAMPION)

2.Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 294 points

3.Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) £ 236

4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 227 points

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 216 points

World ranking of constructors

1 Mercedes 585 points

2 Ferrari 530 points

3 pawls Red Bull-TAG Heuer 362

4 Renault 114 points

5 Haas-Ferrari 84 points

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