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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 19204" data-attributes="member: 13">Lewis Hamilton wins Mexican Grand Prix to keep title chase alive<img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64200000/jpg/_64200050_bbcsport'schieff1writerandrewbenson.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">19 minutes ago</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1" target="_blank">Formula 1</a></li> </ul>Share this with<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37818739&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20wins%20Mexican%20Grand%20Prix%20to%20keep%20title%20chase%20alive&bodytext=&" target="_blank"> Digg </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37818739&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20wins%20Mexican%20Grand%20Prix%20to%20keep%20title%20chase%20alive&description=&caption=&display=popup&" target="_blank"> Facebook </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37818739&" target="_blank"> Google </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37818739&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20wins%20Mexican%20Grand%20Prix%20to%20keep%20title%20chase%20alive&summary=&" target="_blank"> LinkedIn </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37818739&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20wins%20Mexican%20Grand%20Prix%20to%20keep%20title%20chase%20alive&" target="_blank"> Reddit </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37818739&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20wins%20Mexican%20Grand%20Prix%20to%20keep%20title%20chase%20alive&" target="_blank"> StumbleUpon </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20wins%20Mexican%20Grand%20Prix%20to%20keep%20title%20chase%20alive&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37818739&=&" target="_blank"> Twitter </a></li> </ul>Copy this link<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37818739" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37818739</a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank">Read more about sharing.</a><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/CBCF/production/_92157125_mexicangp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Lewis Hamilton kept his title hopes alive with a comfortable victory from team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Mexican Grand Prix.Hamilton survived a scare at the start, when he ran wide at the first corner after locking a front tyre.But otherwise he was untroubled en route to his 51st career win.In the championship, the result changes little - Rosberg can win the title finishing second to Hamilton at the last two races.<img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/BAF9/production/_92156874_hamilton.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Heart in mouth: Hamilton locked a wheel and went wide at the first cornerHamilton is 19 points adrift with a total of 50 available in Brazil and Abu Dhabi.Rosberg can now regroup after a weekend on which Hamilton was in almost total control throughout.The German will doubtless keep to his well-worn mantra that he is taking it one race at a time and trying to win each one, but he has the luxury of knowing he can afford to take it easy and finish behind his team-mate in both remaining races and clinch his first will title.Both Mercedes take to the grassRosberg also had a scare, and a more eventful race than Hamilton, as 120,000 fans had little to excite them under blue skies and warm sunshine in Mexico City, until some frantic and bad-tempered late action in a battle over third place between Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.<img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/2F8F/production/_92157121_johnsurteeswinsin1966.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />That's Hamilton's first win in Mexico - level with Brit champs Graham Hill (1968) and John Surtees (1966, pictured). Source: ForixHamilton spent the first stint controlling his pace to ensure he did not overwork his damaged tyre while Rosberg was under pressure from Red Bull's Max Verstappen.Rosberg and the Dutchman had collided at the first corner as Verstappen tried to take second place, Rosberg taking to the grass behind Hamilton after the collision.The incident was investigated by the stewards but given the all clear.Verstappen's audacious overtakeIt was a foretaste of what was to come. As Hamilton controlled the race, on the way to a victory that puts him equal with Alain Prost in second place in the all-time winners' list, with Michael Schumacher way ahead on 91.Rosberg spent much of the afternoon watching his mirrors for Verstappen.There was stalemate for a long time, until Rosberg locked up into Turn One on lap 50 while trying to lap Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz.<img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/B3FB/production/_92157064_wehrlein.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Manor's Pascal Wehrlein came to grief on the first lap after colliding with Sauber's Marcus EricssonVerstappen saw his opportunity and dived down the inside into Turn Four. But although he was briefly ahead he could not stop in time and ran wide, sliding thrillingly across the track on opposite steering lock, and Rosberg regained the place.It was Verstappen's one and only chance. Once he was back up speed, the gap was out to 2.5 seconds and Rosberg edged gently away for the rest of the race.Red Bull's bold gamble failsRed Bull's gamble of starting on the super-soft tyres to try to mix it with the Mercedes did not really pay off but it led to a frantic battle in the closing laps.Instead of challenging Rosberg, Verstappen found himself under pressure in the closing laps from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and the second Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo.Vettel started on the soft tyre like the Mercedes and ran a very long 33-lap first stint, leading for 16 laps after Hamilton's first stop.That gave him tyres that were 20 laps fresher than Verstappen's for the final stint and he closed in inexorably until he was within 1.2 seconds with six laps to go.Verstappen the villainVettel locked up at the first corner on lap 68 and ran wide over the grass, cutting the corner and keeping hold of third place, the German complaining he should be given the position as Verstappen was advised by his team to hand it over.But he kept fighting as Vettel tried to pass, the German complaining that the Dutchman was backing him into Ricciardo, who fought back through the field after a first-lap stop put him on a two-stop strategy.<img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/1292B/production/_92157067_prostin1990.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />That's two wins for Mercedes in Mexico: same as Ferrari, who won in 1970, and 1990 with Alain Prost, above. Source: ForixThe three were nose to tail at the start of the penultimate lap and Vettel was right on the edge in holding Ricciardo back as he tried to pass into Turn Four.The incident spread the gap between the three cars and Verstappen crossed the line in third, from Vettel and Ricciardo.But Verstappen's cutting of the first corner was investigated by the stewards on the grounds he might have gained an advantage by leaving the track and in dramatic scenes Verstappen was given a five-second penalty immediately after the race and was demoted to fifth.Verstappen was forced to leave the pre-podium room as Vettel ran to take up his place on the podium.Furious Vettel rants at F1 referee Vettel earlier fumed over the radio, using several expletives in telling his team how unhappy he was with race director Charlie Whiting. He and Verstappen then gesticulated at each other after crossing the line - Vettel wagging his finger at Verstappen as if to say: "You can't drive like that."Jump media player<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help" target="_blank">Media player help</a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37818739#afterFlash" target="_blank">Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.</a>Formula 1: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on poor seasonThere could yet be further changes as Red Bull are angry about Vettel's defence against Ricciardo, claiming he had broken new guidelines forbidding moving under braking and may protest.Swami</blockquote>

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