Another celebration of Hamilton in Mexico?

Go for the podium of the Mexican GP and the championship

AP

MEXICO.- For the second consecutive year, Lewis Hamilton arrives at the Mexican Grand Prix in an ideal scenario and with all that is in his power to win the scepter of Formula One.

Only a major fiasco would prevent the British driver from lining Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio as the second most awarded rider in history.

Hamilton must be seventh or better to return to the title of champion and reach five titles of his career with which he would like to tie Fangio. That would be two more of the all time leading brand of German Michael Schumacher.

The ace of the Mercedes team, who finishes third in the US Grand Prix, faces Sunday the race in front of the autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, protected by a 70-point lead over his escort, the German Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) . a difference of five units to get the championship.

"My goal is to win the race to win the title, that's what I want," Hamilton said at a press conference Thursday. "This year has been one of the most appreciated by all the things I've gone through, so if I win the championship, it will be the one I praise myself, the one I would enjoy the most."

While Hamilton has won six of the last eight races, Vettel has not won since the Belgian Grand Prix in early August.

The other Hamilton championships were won in 2008 with the McLaren team and those of 2014, 2015 and 2017 with Mercedes.

"Lewis lost his talent from the first day, competing for the title in his first year and then winning the title in 2008," said Spaniard Fernando Alonso. "He was able to win a race with a race car, but he also won races in seasons when his car was not at its best." It's impressive.

Last year, Hamilton was crowned in Mexico to rank ninth and celebrated with the love of a Mexican crowd that filled the Capital circuit for the third year in a row and that Sunday will saturate at new stands of the property.

"The Mexican fans are the best I've seen everywhere I've been," Hamilton said. "There are many good fans around the world, but here they create an incredible atmosphere."