Overall the race itself was enjoyable race to watch. Charles Leclerc was on pole for Sunday's race alongside team-mate Sebastian Vettel. At the start of the Mexican Grand Prix, Leclerc took a strong lead over team-mate Vettel. By lap 15, Leclerc pitted for tyres giving Vettel the lead. By lap 38 Vettel pitted for his only stop for tyres giving Leclerc the lead again. By Lap 44 Leclerc pitted for tyres again, however a poor pit-stop cost Leclerc the lead of the race and giving the race lead to Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton who was on a one-stop who pitted earlier and stayed there till the end to conclude with a race win at this seasons Mexican Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's tenth race win of the season.
While, Sebastian Vettel finished second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was two seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was three seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Now with three races to go, Lewis Hamilton's win in Mexico and Valtteri Bottas only managing a third place finish in Mexico, Lewis Hamilton's lead of the F1 Drivers' Standings has been improved from sixty-four points to seventy-four points ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the standings with three races to go.
Lewis Hamilton could win his sixth Drivers' Championship in Mexico. If Hamilton finishes eighth or higher at the United States Grand Prix to guaranteed the championship.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished third)
Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished second)
Charles Leclerc - 8 (pole, finished fourth, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Max Verstappen - 7 (finished sixth)
Alexander Albon - 8 (finished fifth)
Renault - 6
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished eighth)
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Romain Grosjean - 4 (finished seventeenth, two laps down)
Kevin Magnussen - 4 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
McLaren - 6
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Lando Norris - 6 (DNF, Withdrew)
Racing Point - 7
Sergio Pérez- 9 (finished seventh)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished twelfth lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (DNF, Overheating)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Toro Rosso - 6
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Pierre Gasly - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)
Williams - 4
George Russell - 5 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Robert Kubica - 4 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Next stop Circuit of the Americas, Austin in a weeks time for the United States Grand Prix.
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