Lewis Hamilton conquers Mexican GP 'rollercoaster' to close in on six – Sky Sports, Skysports.com

Lewis Hamilton described winning on Mercedes’ supposed bogey track as a “rollercoaster ride” after he moved to the brink of clinching his sixth F1 title, despite a “hair-raising” start to the race involving Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.

One year after Mercedes finished over a minute adrift of winners Red Bull in Mexico, Hamilton unexpectedly won from third on the grid after expertly managing a one-stop strategy in a race of tactics and patience.

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“Today was a surprise,” said Hamilton, who is four points away from becoming world champion again in Austin next week .

“We’ve really struggled here for quite some time and we came into thi s weekend … it’s quite a humbling experience because I’m not sure if people realize back home – I’m sure they do – but it’s a real journey through the week.

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“You arrive here and you go through your press and then on Friday we kind of knew we were on the back foot, which we genuinely were. But we kept working, kept our heads down, and obviously I didn’t have Bono [Peter Bonnington] who I’ve had for seven years. He was here in spirit and I just really wanted to make him proud this weekend. And Marcus stepped up to the plate and did a great job.

“So it’s quite emotional, the rollercoaster ride.”

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Paul Di Resta looks back at a pulsating start of the Mexican GP