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mexico (dpa) – This can be a race worthy of the title, including the theater and the show.
Lewis Hamilton starts in third, seventh at the end of the Grand Prix Mexico is enough for the British. He is then again world champion of Formula 1, for the fifth time after 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2017. To avoid that, at least at the height of Mexico, Sebastian Vettel must win the race. The 31-year-old Ferrari driver has never made three attempts. Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen want it to stay that way. The duo Red Bull is online one this Sunday (20.10 MET). There is a lot to know:
WITH TRETROLLER AND INNER BALANCE: LEWIS HAMILTON
He is the one to whom all eyes will be turned. The Brit knows that he likes that, he draws his strength. In the paddock of Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, he usually warms up with his scooter from the team's quarters in the box. He seems relaxed, determined. He found the balance. Even the unconvincing results of the training, especially on Friday, did not unbalance the British, aged 33. A year ago, Hamilton celebrated with Union Jack, the British flag, he should also hold this time again in the hands when he will direct him to the fifth world title.
ROW TWO WITH HAMILTON AND THE CHALLENGE Vettel
It's probably spicy. The two men, who have been fighting for the World Cup in Australia since the kick-off of March 25th, rub shoulders in a race that could be decisive. Hamilton in third place, Vettel in fourth place. A year ago, Mexico and the Japanese both came close together, when Vettel was the victim of a collision with Max Verstappen with a demolished tire of the Hamilton Mercedes. And after the initial Vettel drop rate with three billiards in three of the last five races is quite high, you may be curious to know how both master the tricky start phase. Where Vettel has its advantages with the Ferrari sees, is clear: on the 1.3 kilometer starting and arrival all right.
THE RED BULL DUEL
They absolutely want to save their team leader, Christian Horner, from a heart attack. This pole man promised Daniel Ricciardo. At least with joy and glee, says the Australian with a wink. If only this race in Baku would not be. During the race in Azerbaijan, a tough match ended on the tight urban circuit with the finish for both, when Ricciardo crashed in the back of Verstappen. "I do not even think about Baku," said Verstappen. The winner of last year had enough to do with the missed pole. He missed 26 thousandths of a second at starting position 1, which Verstappen would have become the youngest pole player.
The mood
Formula 1 is a much better place for a title fiesta
Calendar hardly, the atmosphere on the track is excellent. For the fourth time since his return, the Mexican Grand Prix has been sold one after the other. The last sector that leads through a baseball stadium is unique. There, the party will rise after the finish line. It will certainly be strong and colorful, because there is also the festivities for the "Dias de los Muertoes", where we think of the costumes of the dead.
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