Video
WATCH: Relive Hamilton’s unlikely victory at the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Share
Lewis Hamilton was most certainly not the favourite to triumph at the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix.
The Mercedes man, teetering on the edge of his sixth drivers’ crown, had qualified over half a second off the pace of Max Verstappen on Saturday – albeit that Verstappen would start the race behind Hamilton in P4 after a yellow flag infringement.
Things then went badly at the start when Sebastian Vettel forced Hamilton onto the grass off the line, before Verstappen and Hamilton traded blows through Turns 2 and 3 (sounds familiar?).
FORM GUIDE: Which drivers are set for a fiesta as F1 returns to Mexico City?
However, a phenomenal bit of tyre management from Hamilton ultimately allowed him to defeat the Ferrari of Vettel, as he came home to take his 83rd victory – a win he quickly dedicated to his trusty, but on this weekend absent, race engineer Pete Bonnington.
Relive the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix in the video above.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
News OFFICIAL GRID: Who's where in Brazil, with Norris on pole, Verstappen 16th and Sainz starting from pit lane
Feature 4 Winners and 5 Losers from Brazil – Who excelled in the wet around Interlagos?
News Norris rues ‘unlucky’ pit stop timing in Sao Paulo as he vows team will ‘keep our heads down’ despite title setback
Feature FACTS AND STATS: Verstappen breaks Schumacher record for longest stint as championship leader