It was a big day for everyone as Mexico made its return to the F1 calendar for the first time in 23 years. The pressure was on everyone to do good, especially Sergio Perez, the lone Mexican driver. He was finally able to race for his home crowd and he was cheered on every time his car passed by the stands.
The pressure was also on Nico Rosberg, who was starting from Pole Position. It had been quite awhile since Rosberg was able to come away with a win. Lewis Hamilton had just wrapped up the Drivers Championship in Austin and now, all that's up for grabs is winning the final races.
Fernando Alonso was suffering from many mechanical issues, but started the race out of respect for the crowd/fans. Unfortunately, he had to retire the car after only one lap. It was a difficult day for McLaren altogether, especially with Button starting from the last place on the grid.
Another team facing an unlucky ending to the race was Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel was not only tagged and spun by former team-mate, Ricciardo, around lap 18, but on lap 52, he lost control of the car and plowed into the barriers. His team-mate, Raikkonen, collided again with Valtteri Bottas, causing the Ferrari driver to have to retire with suspension damage. Neither Vettel or Raikkonen were injured, but their race was over far too early.
The last retirement of the race was Felipe Nasr, who reported a brake fire during the safety car period, following Vettel's crash. Nasr retired only a couple of laps later and his race was over.
Nico Rosberg was able to take home the win, while Hamilton finished in second and Valtteri Bottas soared to the podium in third. Both Red Bull's produced great results as well with Kvyat and Ricciardo finishing 4th and 5th respectively.
Force India also had a double points scoring finish with Hulkenberg in 7th and Perez in 8th. Another great result for the team, that keeps them secure in 5th in the constructors championship.
Here are the race results.
RACE RESULTS:
1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 25 Points
2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 18 Points
3. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 15 Points
4. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia / + 12 Points
5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / + 10 Points
6. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / + 8 Points
7. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / + 6 Points
8. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 4 Points
9. Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands / + 2 Points
10. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France / + 1 Point
11. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela
12. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
13. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
14. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain
15. Alexander Rossi / Manor-Ferrari / America
16. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
RETIRED - Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil / Brakes
RETIRED - Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / Crash
RETIRED - Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / Accident Damage
RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain / Power-Unit Failure
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