As said, the Finn with great start provided leadership and this with great ride also held to the end. Valtteri Bottas he thus won his third victory this year and the first after Baku. With that, he also finally secured himself second common place among racers, because it would be hard to believe that he could have broken it catastrophically in the last four races. What's more, his teammate will most likely become the sixth world champion in Mexico, so he won’t have to play in the last three races Wingman.
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - race winner: "I'm overjoyed. We were somewhat surprisingly beaten by Ferrari in the qualifiers, but on Friday we showed that our racing speed was good. It was clear to me that the third starting place was not an ideal starting point. But I never give up. I saw that Sebastian had problems at the start and I managed a great start. I was able to take the lead right away, and the speed I had afterwards was great. I could easily control the race. We knew there might be one or two stops, so we had a little more playing surface in strategy. I was able to accelerate at will when I had to. Given the fact that Mercedes has become a design champion, however, I would like to add how proud I am of the entire team. Six titles in a row, no team has managed that yet. A sincere thank you to all the co-workers on the track and at home for your hard work, this is also your merit."
Second place is with exceptional racing provided Sebastian Vettel, which, however, is unlike Bottas started very badly. It's in the air hung even a penalty for starting too fast (The German shifted slightly), but he can say thank you sensor in the ground, who sensed that Vettel in his move did not cross the starting point line, which was also seen in the slow motion. Towards the end of the race, he was fairly threatened Lewis Hamilton, but Vettl still managed to bring second place to the finish line.
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari - second place: "The start was my mistake because the traffic light was on for a very long time and the mistake cost me a good start to get back from the starting point normally. It wasn’t a bad start, it was a disastrous start. Then it was hard because Mercedes was very fast in the race. And Bottas just flew. Mercedes ’tactics were clear that I would have Hamilton behind me towards the end of the race. I really had to do my best to keep him behind. If my start was successful, it is not said that he would be able to win, because I repeat, Mercedes was fast, and strategy and tactics would also play their part. But if I look at the pure speed of the race cars, then today was the second place for the best result, which makes me happy. If you stand on the pole positon on the same day and finish the race in second place, then you must not be dissatisfied."
Lewis Hamilton, which would be after the race visibly disappointed, towards the end of the race he tried his best to secure himself at least second place, but to his chagrin he had Hag in the rear a powerful engine and can be defended the attacks the current champion - despite the fact that the latter attacked him with open DRS system. That the race did not take place straight after the wishes of Hamilton, the British made it known already during the race with many comments via radio. His facial expressions for the winners however, she only confirmed this.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - third place: "Congratulations to the team for the sixth consecutive title they deserved. I wanted to score as many points as possible for the team today."
