Lewis Hamilton wins Mexico GP but is forced to wait on championship victory

The Mercedes driver needed to finish 14 points clear of teammate Valtteri Bottas to take the overall championship, but the Finn's third-place finish means Hamilton will have to wait until next weekend's United States Grand Prix, where he is likely to wrap up the title. Championship stakes aside, it was an intriguing race in Mexico with teams opting for different tire strategies — some drivers pitting once, others twice — as grid positions changed frequently throughout the contest.READ: Lewis Hamilton defends environmental social media postsHamilton's Mercedes was unfancied before the race with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc quicker during qualifying. The Briton had voiced concerns over his team radio that he had pitted too early, but the tactic in fact worked to perfection. Hamilton had plenty of life in his tires to close out the race, finishing 1.7 seconds ahead of Vettel with a well judged drive."Today is an incredible result. We came here thinking we were on the back foot and it was a difficult race for us, but we pulled through," said Hamilton, whose victory also marked Mercedes' 100th as a constructor in F1. READ: MotoGP has a problem. Can 20-year-old Fabio Quartararo solve it?Hamilton started third on the grid behind the Ferrari pair of Leclerc and Vettel after Verstappen had originally qualified in pole but was handed a three-place grid penalty for ignoring warning flags. After beinRead More – Source