Lewis Hamilton: tied with Juan Manuel Fangio

On a par with Fangio: Lewis Hamilton is Formula 1 World Champion. The starting position was so comfortable for the Mercedes rider that consumption in regards to the World Cup was not a surprise. Before the last two races in Brazil (11 November) and Abu Dhabi (25 November), he is 66 points ahead of rival Sebastian Vettel and can not be caught. This is the fifth world title for Hamilton. He is therefore in the eternal ranking with Juan Manuel Fangio (world champion 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957). In front of him, only Michael Schumacher has seven world championships. The still high number of Schumacher fans will closely follow the next two years – Hamilton's contract with Mercedes goes up in 2020 – to look closely. Keyword: registration for eternity.

The result: Max Verstappen wins the Mexican Grand Prix and places Ferrari drivers Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen in second and third places. The German should have won to have a theoretical chance of winning the World Cup. Hamilton's fourth place was no longer important for the World Cup.

Plan B: Last year, Hamilton was also world champion in Mexico, then even placed him ninth. This had a disadvantage, because: Who is not on the podium in Formula 1, can not celebrate with fans first. It was the fourth time this year and Hamilton was still missing at the first party, hosted by DJ Armin van Buuren. The organizers have announced in advance that they would be better prepared for such a scenario. For the German viewer, however, there was no difference – the World Cup celebration in Hamilton started second.

Beginning phase: Hamilton is 33 years old and Vettel a year and a half younger. This may explain the greater serenity of the British this season. Hamilton made no mistake while the Ferrari driver himself let slip a lot of points. The beginning in Mexico showed that some risk remained. Although Hamilton could have remained relaxed after all the fights, he beat pioneer Danial Ricciardo and aligned himself behind Verstappen.

A plan of problems of Formula 1: The owners of Liberty Media, who are not so new, began almost two years ago to improve the format, make it more exciting and more interesting for new audiences. The race in Mexico showed once again what's wrong. The tire dependency is too big, there is almost only maneuvering artificial overtaking and if half of the race, the drivers of the first three teams outclbad all other drivers, the Formula 1 represents a society with two clbades.

The "duel" World Cup: Commentators on the RTL television channel did everything possible to suggest a tension that simply did not exist from the German point of view. However, in the 39th round, the two championship rivals then met on the track and Vettel managed to exceed his overtaking goal. Hamilton did not oppose it without conviction. Vettel seemed in the first interview on arrival and then rather thin, this place of the podium does not please.

#negativevibes: "I feel vibrations," Hamilton told his race engineer because of tire problems. "We observe that," was the answer. "Does anyone else have problems?" Hamilton asked. "For the moment, you and Valtteri (Bottas)." It is difficult for the British to live with such answers, but Mexico has been a positive weekend for Hamilton:

And if …: The Mexican Grand Prix is ​​considered one of the most atmospheric races of the Fomel-1 calendar. This happens quite independently of the results of Mexican Sergio Pérez, but when the Force India driver was involved in good deeds, he became even stronger in the Hermanos Rodriguez autodrome. For now, Pérez will never have a badpit in a high-level team, at least for his home run, it would be a very good idea.