With chants of the audience celebrated in the stadium complex the “Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez” Nico Rosberg. At the first Grand Prix of Mexico for 23 years, the Mercedes driver took the lead – just one week after his error in Austin, who had Rosberg tasted the last world title chance. The criticism of the Germans after the US Grand Prix was far away. In Mexico City Rosberg was the acclaimed first.
The Formula 1 has recaptured the country by storm. Throughout the capital, the joy was felt about the comeback. Even the navigation systems of taxis were changed: instead of normal cars Formula 1 racers delivered via the display. Everywhere there were billboards with the native Stars Sergio Perez and Esteban Gutierrez, who was confirmed on Friday as drivers of the new US F1 team Haas for 2016thRosberg dominates
Although the enthusiastic fans would have preferred, saw their “Checo”, Sergio Perez in the top three, they gave Rosberg a worthy and vociferous reception on the Podium. “This is incredible,” said the German. “It was a huge fight with Lewis, and I am very happy that I won. This is a fantastic place to win. The crowd is just great.”
Rosberg dominated the entire race weekend. Already on Friday, he was the fastest driver on the track rebuilt amidst the metropolis. On Saturday he won ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton for pole position. Also in the race came Rosberg hardly under pressure. “That was a weird weekend,” praised Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff his driver. “He has all the time so set a predominance of the day. Whenever write him the people he comes back as.” With his fourth win of the season Rosberg captured the second place in the championship back and repressed Sebastian Vettel again in third place
Only once doubts about Rosberg’s victory came briefly to:. As Mercedes Germans called into the pits for the second time, his teammate Hamilton initially but balked at his second stop. The team feared an excessive wear of the tires. At the first stop they had been at the limit. Hamilton refused to believe the first. The Briton was only after sullenly when ordered him vehemently the box via radio to a safety stop.
“We had 28 seconds advantage, that was enough for another stop,” said Wolff, whose team was still right with the decision for another reason: Few laps after the two tire changes of the Silver Arrows came the safety car on the route. Had Mercedes not changed, their opponents would have had the better tire in the final sprint – the projection would have been one way or another lost
messed up race for Sebastian Vettel
. Rosberg is the first winner of the Mexico Grand Prix since Nigel Mansell in 1992 when the Formula 1, the date last time here was a guest – in the same race in which Michael Schumacher was the first time in his Formula 1 career on the podium. For another German pilot to return to Mexico
Sebastian Vettel was less pleasing. Caught in Ferrari on Sunday a very bad day, just like his team-mate. Kimi Raikkonen retired as in Russia again after a collision with his Finnish countryman Valtteri Bottas. Vettel, meanwhile, had already shortly after takeoff pitch: He sliced himself in a duel with Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo the tire on. The following catch-up brought him up into the points forward, then threw it back again Dreher. The final blow came on lap 50 when Vettel with his Ferrari ended up in the crash barriers.
“It was a bit of worm in it,” Vettel admitted. “After the puncture on the first lap the race for me was actually already over. After that I tried to come back anyway, but I made two errors and the second threw me out of the race.”
Still in the car Vettel apologized via radio with his team. Almost embarrassed, he gained after his accident a the fragmented parts of his car and threw it into the cockpit. This was not his race. In Mexico, another German was celebrated by the masses. Nico Rosberg
Formula 1 season in 2015
The teams and drivers
The race calendar
The records
Most world titles
Michael Schumacher (7)
The most Grand Prix victories
Michael Schumacher (91)
The most wins in a season
Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel (both 13)
Most of the start-finish victory
Ayrton Senna (19)
Most podiums
Michael Schumacher (155)
The most podiums in a season
Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel (per 17)
Most pole positions
Michael Schumacher (68)
The most pole positions in a season
Sebastian Vettel (15)
The fastest laps
Michael Schumacher (77)
The most Grand Prix starts
Rubens Barrichello (323)
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