![]() His car appears to be cooling the car, or his brakes, because he is driving differently. Old dog, same tricks it seems.Ħ6/71 - If Hamilton wins, he will have won as many title as Vettel and Alain Prost, and one more than Jackie Stewart. Verstappen close to his third ever race win, Bottas and Raikkonen the others on the podium.Ħ7/71 - Alonso making life difficult for Hamilton to pass. He won't win it by winning in Mexico, but I'm not sure he'll care by the end of it. Talk about not having a chance to enjoy his moment of history.įINAL LAP - Verstappen takes the win! Sebastian Vettel with a great driver, but his fourth place finish means Lewis Hamilton, who crosses the line in ninth, is the 2017 F1 Champion! It is Hamilton's fourth Formula One title!Ħ9/71 - A proper battle there, but Hamilton does take him in the end and with three laps remaining, Hamilton is into ninth and can feel pretty safe about the title now. He hardly has time to get out of his car before F1 reporters jump into action. God bless you," Hamilton says over the radio, with a wavering voice. "Thank you to everyone on this team for all the fantastic work. ![]() He is the first Briton to have won four titles - a really stunning achievement. Neymar even sent a message over the radio to Hamilton to congratulate him. The 2017 season still has two races left, in Brazil and Abu Dhabi. And in Mexico, he crossed the finishing line as world champion for a fourth time. Once Hamilton had established a 34-point lead in Malaysia, Vettel's retirement after four laps in Japan left Hamilton on the home straight. Vettel finished third as Hamilton took charge in the championship, leading by just three points. Winning at Ferrari's home track in Monza might have been the turning point though. After finishing fifth and fourth, Hamilton's stunning win at the British GP restored his belief. Hamilton had to turn things around this season after Vettel took the lead in the early part of the season. Drama on the first corner made life hard for Vettel and Hamilton Image: Reuters/E. The Briton diligently worked his way back into ninth, constantly checking on Vettel and his progress. Although ninth proved somewhat anti-climatic for Hamilton, it didn't stop the 32-year-old from celebrating his record-breaking title. Vettel drove brilliantly to finish fourth from 19th, but he fell short of the top-two finish he needed to keep Hamilton from celebrating. ![]() Hamilton's tire was punctured and Vettel's car needed a new nose. On the first corner, Hamilton's worst fears came true as a collision with Sebastian Vettel dropped both drivers to the back of the field. Hamilton has now won more world championships than Sir Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda and Ayrton Senna. Only two drivers have achieved more - Michael Schumacher (seven) and Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio (five). Hamilton joins Vettel and Alain Prost as a four-time champion. Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen won the race comfortably ahead of Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. That is what is important and in my heart. It is not the kind of race I wanted, 40 seconds behind, but I never gave up. It didn't go as planned, but Lewis Hamilton's ninth-placed finish at the Mexican Grand Prix was enough to make him Britain's first four-time Formula One world champion.
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