Race 2017 F1 Mexican Grand Prix Full Race Replay
Race 2017 F1 Mexican Grand Prix Full Race Replay
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Race Info
Date 29 October 2017
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2017[2][3]
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.304 km (2.674 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.354 km (189.738 miles)
Mexican Grand Prix What to Watch
This weekend in Mexico, Lewis Hamilton might become the fourth driver in Formula One history to win the world championship.
In the history of Formula One, the world championship has been decided in Mexico three times. On Sunday, it will happen for the fourth time, unless Lewis Hamilton has an exceptionally bad weekend.
The fact that two of the three drivers that won the world championship in Mexico were British bodes well for Hamilton. The first was John Surtees (above), who defeated fellow Brits Jim Clark and Graham Hill in an exciting final-round decider to win the 1964 title.
Hill won his second victory at the same track four years later. In 1967, Denny Hulme of New Zealand became the only other driver to win the title in Mexico.
Although Nigel Mansell very likely ought to have won the title in the first of those races, the Mexican Grand Prix never determined the championship during its second run on the calendar, which ran from 1986 to 1992.
After winning the championship in Brazil (2008), the United Arab Emirates (2014), and the United States (2015), Hamilton might do so in a fourth country this weekend. He has already won the title in South America (Brazil), Asia (UAE), and North America (USA), thus if he wins this year's tournament, his run of winning the title on different continents would come to an end.
Last year, there were two Mexican drivers on the grid, but Sergio Perez is the sole Mexican driver competing this weekend due to Esteban Gutierrez's retirement. Alfonso Celis, Force India's Mexican test driver, has not yet been confirmed to take part in practice. Last year, he participated in six team practices but skipped home runs due to conflicting commitments to race in Formula V8 3.5.
Hamilton is the only driver in the competition to have won or set pole at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where Formula One has only competed twice since it returned to the schedule. Mercedes one-twos were produced in the two earlier races.
In events reminiscent of last weekend, Max Verstappen was penalized just before the ceremony was scheduled to start for a collision with a Ferrari driver, even though he would have joined them on the podium last year. Sebastian Vettel replaced him, but he was unable to maintain it either due to another penalty.
This year, Hamilton has been the most often visitor to the points and has yet to finish lower than eighth. Esteban Ocon, who has finished in the points for the last 11 races and has only failed to score once, is the second most reliable driver.
After complaining about being left behind his teammate in the previous two races, Ocon has pulled within 13 points of Perez. After their drivers collided in multiple races this year, Force India banned them from competing against one another. However, the team may release their drivers for the next two races if, as is anticipated, they solidify their hold on fourth place in the constructors' title this weekend.
Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley will be Toro Rosso's fourth changed driver combination in five races this weekend due to Daniil Kvyat's departure.
Together with Porsche teammates Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard, Hartley has already won one World Endurance Championship race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this year. In addition to Stoffel Vandoorne and Lance Stroll, this will be Gasly's maiden race at the track. On the day of the marathon, the latter will celebrate his 19th birthday.