Hamilton Wins 4th Title, Verstappen Wins Mexican GP Reuters
go to original October 30, 2017

Mexico GP 2017 race start (Akbar Mc)

Update: Mexican Grand Prix 2017 Team Ratings: Who Fired and Who Flopped in Mexico City? (Telegraph)

Britain's Lewis Hamilton has been crowned Formula One world champion after he finished ninth in a dramatic Mexican Grand Prix.

The race was won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen but Mercedes' Hamilton clinched his fourth drivers' championship after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was unable to win the race following collisions between the trio on the first lap.

It was a third grand prix win for 20-year-old Dutchman Verstappen while Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was second with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo had a day to forget being forced out of the race on lap six with his Red Bull experiencing turbo trouble.

The opening lap of the race was highly eventful with polesitter Vettel banging wheels with Verstappen before Vettel and Hamilton also touched.

In the end Hamilton made it up to ninth place, after a late ding-dong with old rival Fernando Alonso, which was enough for the title as long as Vettel did not win.

Hamilton's championship makes him the most decorated British driver in F1 history, passing Sir Jackie Stewart. He is one of only five drivers in F1 history with four or more.

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