Updated 2015-11-01 22:42.
Published 2015-11-01 22:00
Nico Rosberg took a firm grip on second place in the Formula 1 World Championship after his victory in Mexico City. His toughest challenger Sebastian Vettel had a nightmare weekend and broke.
Nico Rosberg took a firm grip on second place in the Formula 1 World Championship after his victory in Mexico City. His toughest challenger Sebastian Vettel had a nightmare weekend and broke.
Formula 1 was back in Mexico City for the first time since 1992.
They won Nigel Mansell at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez headed for its World Title. This year he was back and was among other things a curve on the new line of the track named after him.
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Britten also got the honor of interviewing segaren Nico Rosberg on the podium.
Rosberg won his first race since Austria last summer and his twelfth overall in Formula 1.
He was able to utilize the advantage of standing in the pole position. That he had such difficulty for earlier this season.
Now he took the start before already klare world champion Lewis Hamilton and led all the way to the checkered flag.
With the victory turned Rosberg base in the fight for second place in the World Cup from four points to an advantage with 21. Two races remain in Sao Paulo and Abu Dhabi.
The worst rival Sebastian Vettel broke the 52nd of 71 laps.
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Vettel was hit by Daniel Ricciardo already at the start and had a puncture.
– He did not see me. I honestly thought someone with his experience would leave more space, said Ricciardo to NBC.
Vettel chased desperately after the race and reached top speed 366.2 km / h, but ran to the end and had to retire .
Ferrari had a nightmare race. Vettel’s team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who had to start the second last after the engine and växellådsbyte, ran again on land manna Valtteri Bottas and had to retire.
They collided course also in Russia GP then Bottas disappeared out of the race.
Now it was Bottas revenge and managed to win the duel for third place against Russian Daniil Kvyat.
About the incident with Raikkonen said Bottas:
– I simply no place to go. But it’s the racing.
It was the first time since Australia 2006 Ferrari was not allowed to score any car. A suite of 20 straight World Cup race with points for the Italian team was broken now also in Mexico City.
Marcus Ericsson became twelfth. His team mate at Sauber Felipe Nasr also broke him.
The Comeback Formula 1 into Mexico was a great success. Lots of crowds flocked to the track all weekend and created an incredible atmosphere. Over 100,000 spectators watched the race on the spot on Sunday.
– I have never seen a crowd like this. It’s the same atmosphere as at a football game, thought Lewis Hamilton on the enthusiastic Mexicans waited for a Formula 1 race in 23 years.
For the next race at Interlagos in Brazil in two weeks remains to be seen if they Two rumors that flourished in the pits in Mexico City had more substance.
One is that Force India may change its name to the classic sports car named the Aston Martin in 2016.
The second is that McLaren is said to have a giant sponsors coming in.
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