2015 Mexican Grand Prix report

 

Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes reports from Mexico City Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Dear Moli, Nico Rosberg used to be impressed that his dad knew Nigel Mansell. As a kid, he thought that was a real claim to fame, much to Keke’s amusement. Now here was Nigel interviewing Nico about winning the Mexican Grand Prix. That’s probably not what was running through his mind, though; more like elation, mixed with relief that he’d bounced back in the most resounding fashion from his recent over-shadowing by his team-mate. Turn one at Austin seemed to be still resonating within Nico as he came into this weekend. With his desire at the maximum, Hamilton with the title already in the bag, this was never really a contest; it was Rosberg all the way. Two tenths faster in qualifying, hard and firm down to turn one, always with the pace to respond to whatever Hamilton threw at him. The only way Hamilton might have taken the race was to have stolen it – which was a possibility when Mercedes took the precaution of making an extra pitstop with both cars. Rosberg, as the leader, was brought in first. Hamilton was supposed to come in next lap. But he ignored the call, his tyres put back in their blankets as he argued over the radio about the necessity to stop... Click here to read the full report >

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