Caterham Seal World Championship as F1 Returns to Mexico City

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	62	Dave Cassidy		1:06.992
2	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:06.999
3	63	Jules Bianchi		1:07.032
4	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:07.290
5	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:07.452
6	98	Salvatore Miccoli		1:07.528
7	99	Kevin Magnussen		1:07.585
8	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:07.625
9	27	Nathan McKane		1:07.751
10	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:07.771
11	91	Sergio Pérez		1:07.937
12	31	Rhys Davies		1:07.991
13	28	Romain Grosjean		1:08.069
14	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		1:08.222
15	32	Daniel Melrose		1:08.235
16	43	Sébastien Bourdais		1:08.470
17	30	Mike Rockenfeller		1:08.476
18	5	Valtteri Bottas		1:08.682
19	55	Artem Markelov		1:09.085
20	67	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:09.255
21	66	Esteban Ocon		1:09.257
22	12	Scott Dixon		1:09.327
23	42	Davide Valsecchi		1:09.454
24	6	Ma Qinghua		1:09.455
25	11	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:09.584
26	56	Bradley Dagnall		1:09.708

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez was the home of the legendary finale to the 1987 Formula One season which saw Gerhard Berger win his only world championship, so nostalgic F1 fans were rather pleased to see this venue return to the Formula One calendar and with a championship battle going on, we were in for an exciting event.

Indeed we got a nice race, Sebastian Vettel showed that the thrills of a close title fight get to him: he lost time at the start and had to deal with traffic, completely unable to rejoin the battle for the win. Jules Bianchi worked well and took the lead, extending it and ending up winning a crucial win, making the title fight once more closer.

On the side of the teams, the championship has been decided: Caterham won the championship today, even after Lewis Hamilton retired with a puncture on the final lap. This is crucial, because it may very well lead to Hamilton dropping out of the title fight, he is now more than one win behind his teammate who leads the championship.

To the teams below them, a lot happened as well: Pastor Maldonado and Mike Rockenfeller finally overtook Ferrari in the team’s championship. Artem Markelov came close to saving the ailing Mansell team once more, but his car gave out when he was a favourite for the points. Instead, Nathan McKane rescued himself to give Ferrari a point.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	63	Jules Bianchi		42:35.865	15
2	1	Sebastian Vettel		+35.491	12
3	29	Pastor Maldonado		+41.468	10
4	98	Salvatore Miccoli		+44.696	8
5	31	Rhys Davies		+51.185	6
6	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+51.694	5
7	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		+57.496	4
8	32	Daniel Melrose		+65.216	3
9	30	Mike Rockenfeller		+66.998	2
10	27	Nathan McKane		+68.945	1
11	2	Lewis Hamilton		Puncture	2
12	11	Carlos Sainz Jr.		+1 Lap	0
13	66	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+1 Lap	0
14	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+1 Lap	0
15	43	Sébastien Bourdais		+1 Lap	0
16	12	Scott Dixon		+1 Lap	0
17	62	Dave Cassidy		+1 Lap	2
18	42	Davide Valsecchi		+1 Lap	0
19	6	Ma Qinghua		+1 Lap	0
20	91	Sergio Pérez		+1 Lap	0
21	67	Esteban Ocon		+1 Lap	0
22	55	Artem Markelov		Engine	0
DSQ	5	Valtteri Bottas		+51.606	0
DNF	99	Kevin Magnussen		Accident	0
DNF	28	Romain Grosjean		Suspension	0
DNF	56	Bradley Dagnall		Engine	0

Fastest Lap:

Sebastian Vettel – 1:08.659

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Pastor Maldonado – was able to compete with the reigning world champion and his superior car.

Reject Of The Race:

Dave Cassidy – crucial mistake hurts his own teammate.