Finally back in a good mood: Nico Rosberg celebrates the victory in Mexico typical of the country .
Located in the baseball stadium was celebrated Nico Rosberg. Where he had previously drove his Mercedes 71 times, where tens of thousands of spectators sat in the stands during the Grand Prix of Mexico. A week after losing the world title fight against his teammate Lewis Hamilton the Germans a partial success, at least managed. He won ahead of Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas (Williams). It was his twelfth Grand Prix success, and probably one of the most important in terms of his self-confidence.
Author: Michael Wittershagen, sports editor
” What a wonderful day, “said Rosberg after the award ceremony , On the way there he had to solve another problem. He had forgotten his helmet in the car, but this need for a mandatory weighing after the race. It was his only mistake this afternoon. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), however, was eliminated. With now 19 points behind Rosberg at two remaining Grand Prix he has little chance in second place in the championship.
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23 years after the last race in Mexico to date, around 110,000 fans came to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. An atmosphere that even the drivers who have been in many parts of the world traveling impressed. “Incredibly, the best fans in the world,” said Hamilton. As in Austin a week ago he was standing diagonally behind Rosberg on the grid in second position. There he had the same attack at the first corner – and now
Won the German the acceleration duel and prevailed. But behind it crashed. Vettel had to the Russians Daniil Kwyjat (Red Bull) can happen, then there was contact with Daniel Ricciardo. The result: a flat tire, Vettel rolled into the pits, changed to the harder of the two tire compounds, and made again hunting on to the pitch. His behind the leaders: Fifty seconds
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Vettel to Hamilton over the map – and obeys
Hope made him the great unknowns of the day. Because even before the start of the strategists had brooded over the right strategy. Especially the altitude of over 2,300 meters and the material wear associated caused them concern. The cooling for the motors and the brakes were the biggest challenges that experts feared technical defects.
Vettel but underwent a human error in his comeback. In turn seven, a quick left turn, broke out the rear of his Ferrari, and he had to watch as Jenson Button (McLaren), Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado (both Lotus) moved back past him, after he had previously overtaken tedious.
Start-to-finish victory in Mexico: Rosberg keeps Hamilton at distance. Photogallery
In the 28th round Rosberg came for the first change of tires to the pits, one revolution later, Hamilton. Until then, they had controlled the race, drove more than twenty seconds ahead of Kwyjat out. After the stop Rosberg and Hamilton switched into a higher gear, drove around one second per lap faster than the rest.
An attack of the British had not yet fend off the German, his margin was constant at about two seconds. In the 37th round of the two Silver Arrows were visited. Vettel, who was quite a round back, lined up one after his second stop between them. The German drove comparable lap times, although the race stewards, it showed blue flags – he should leave Hamilton past. Vettel obeyed.
Hamilton, “May I ask why should I clean?”
The fastest were the Silver Arrows, and they had then again both free ride. Until the command post for the second pit stop asking. Rosberg turned obediently from Hamilton but at first refused and stayed on an extra lap on the track. “May I ask, why should I clean?” He asked. – “The tires are soon over. It is a safety stop. “-” You have to control his (Rosberg) tires, my feel good “Again a sideswipe at the colleagues
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Then let Hamilton but raise new tires. He was about to attack, because the safety car was sent to the track. Vettel had again lost control of his Ferrari, again in turn seven. Game over. “I’m okay,” Vettel radioed and apologized to his team. “Not a good day for us. I think we have the Mercedes today can put them under pressure, “he said.
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And the front? Hamilton lurking on the restart and an error of Rosberg. The world champions appeared exactly in the rearview mirror of the Germans, but Rosberg was able to defend its position when you restart in the 57th round. Thereafter but made Hamilton pressure, the residue of 1.5 seconds decreased about 1.3 and 1.1 to 0.9 seconds. But then underwent Hamilton a mistake in the middle sector, he lost again a second and Rosberg was able to breathe.
"It's so hard to follow another," radioed Hamilton. Again he took on, came to within 1.2 seconds. An attack he could no longer put. "Our car has been gigantic. We have been really in our own league on the road, "Rosberg said. He then persuaded the opponents strong - and thus a bit more. "Lewis drove also great today." It was race one after the showdown of the year. It was the prelude to Rosberg's next attack.
. 1 Nico Rosberg (Wiesbaden) Mercedes 1: 42: 35.038 hours (average: 178.598 km / h);.
2. Lewis Hamilton (England) Mercedes + 0: 01.954 min .;
3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams + 0: 14.592;
4. Daniil Kwjat (Russia) Red Bull + 0: 16.572;
5. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull + 0: 19.682;
6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams + 0: 21.493;
. 7 Nico Hülkenberg (Emmerich) Force India + 0: 25.860;
8. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India + 0: 34.343;
9. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso + 0: 35.229;
10. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus + 0: 37.934;
11. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus + 0: 38.538;
12. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Clean + 0: 40.180;
. 13. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso + 0: 48.722;
14. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren Honda + 0: 49.214;
15. Alexander Rossi (US) Manor + 2 laps;
16. Will Stevens (England) Manor + 2 laps
defaults: Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren Honda (1st Round); Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari (lap 21); Sebastian Vettel (Heppenheim) Ferrari (50th round); Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber (58th round)
Fastest race lap: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1: 20.521 min
Pole Position:. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:. 19.480 Min
drivers' standings after 17 of 19 races:
. 1 Lewis Hamilton 345
. 2 Nico Rosberg
272
3. Sebastian Vettel 251
4. Valtteri Bottas
126
5. Kimi Raikkonen
123
6. Felipe Massa 117
7. Daniil Kwjat 88
8. Daniel Ricciardo 84
9. Sergio Perez
68
10. Max Verstappen 47
11. Romain Grosjean 45
12th Nico Hülkenberg 44
13. Felipe Nasr
27
14. Pastor Maldonado
26
15. Carlos Sainz jr. 18
16. Jenson Button 16
17. Fernando Alonso 11
18. Marcus Ericsson 9
Team standings after 17 of 19 races:
. 1 Mercedes 617
2. Ferrari 374
3.
Williams 243
4. Red Bull
172
5. Force India
112
6. Lotus 71
7. Toro Rosso
65
8. Clean 36
9. McLaren Honda 27
Next Race: GP Brazil on November 15, in São Paulo
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