Top ten pictures from the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix

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Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix weekend.

Renault pit stop practice

Renault pit stop practice, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Renault pit stop practice, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

Pit stop practice turned out to be a good idea as this was one race where most drivers needed at least two changes of rubber.

Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

Nico Hulkenberg won the ‘best of the rest’ class.

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Sergey Sirotkin

Sergey Sirotkin, Williams, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Sergey Sirotkin, Williams, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

“I drove a very bad lap which I take full responsibility for”: Sergey Sirotkin was hard on himself after qualifying.

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

Max Verstappen led the way through much of practice but an ecstatic Daniel Ricciardo denied him his first pole position.

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

There was a huge buzz around the world champion-elect on the grid.

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Start

Start, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Start, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

Ricciardo fluffed his start, allowing Verstappen and Hamilton to take advantage.

Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

Hamilton struggled for tyre life. He passed Kimi Raikkonen on the track but lost out to the Ferrari driver on strategy.

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

But fourth place was enough for Hamilton to seal his fifth title.

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Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

Verstappen gave Red Bull their fourth win of the year and found a more suitable beverage to celebrate with.

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018

Sebastian Vettel was a model of magnanimity in defeat, congratulating Hamilton on surpassing his tally of four titles.

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Keith Collantine
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2 comments on “Top ten pictures from the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix”

  1. @keithcollantine some photos are tagged ‘circuit of the Americas’

  2. That last shot really captures it. Well done to the ‘tog.

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