Winners And Losers At Mexico Grand Prix And Prospects For Lewis Hamilton

The Mexican Grand Prix brought glory to current world champion Lewis Hamilton after one of the best drives of the season. He also managed to extend his lead over Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas, by 14 points.

The race was admirable, considering he managed to recover from fifth place after a collision with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the first corner.

It will be Hamilton’s 10th win of the season and the 83rd win since he started his Formula 1 career.

Other fan-favorites from Ferrari such as Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finished second and fourth, respectively. Thus far, they have posed the greatest threat to Hamilton and Mercedes but are now out of the running for this season’s championship.

Hamilton seemed to defy the fact he had hard tires even during the final laps of the race, but he managed to hang in there. Ferrari’s morale has also been seen to falter, considering they no longer have a stake in the championship.

At one time during the season, it seemed like a possibility when LeClerc began winning races after the Belgian Grand Prix. He won two consecutive races, and then his teammate Vettel became a contender.

It seemed that Hamilton would have serious problems from the duo who pushed him down the standings with each race.

Consistency has been an issue, though, and they did not manage to keep Hamilton at bay, especially after the Singapore Grand Prix.

The only one who could unseat Hamilton now is Bottas, and that does not seem like a high likelihood considering the Mercedes teammate has only won three championship races, including the one at Suzuka in Japan.

His early championship hopes were dependent on Bottas finishing fourth or lower in the standings should he clinch the title in Mexico. To the consideration the champagne is being kept on ice, he replied that he did not mind.

He claimed that he liked racing and has wanted to win the Mexican Grand Prix for some time. The odds were in his favor, though. The 34-year-old has dominated at the venue since its return to the calendar.

The fact that nothing short of a catastrophe can stifle his chances at winning the sixth formula one championship of his career is the other reason why Hamilton is not tense. As the point mathematics stand, things would have to go very wrong to reduce the 74 point lead.

There are three remaining races to be had, but at this point, it is a formality.