Lewis Hamilton wins F1 title, Red Bull's Max Verstappen clinches Mexican GP
Formula 1 | Oct 29, 2018, 08:28 AM ISTAt age 33, Hamilton can now make a run at something once previously unthinkable: The seven titles won by Germany's Michael Schumacher.
At age 33, Hamilton can now make a run at something once previously unthinkable: The seven titles won by Germany's Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton will start third, knowing he can let the Red Bull cars go off and running while he coasts his Mercedes to the finish line.
Starting from pole, the Mercedes driver was never seriously challenged and crossed the finish line 12.919 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.
It is looking increasingly like a repeat scenario for the Ferrari driver, who now has just six races left to catch Hamilton as they both bid for a fifth F1 title.
Hamilton produced something special to set a blistering time and secure a record-extending 79th pole position in Formula One and a 200th for a British driver.
The 20-year-old Dutch driver clocked 1 minute, 13.085 seconds to eclipse veteran Kimi Raikkonen's time of 1:13.78 from 2004.
It was the first time that no Mercedes car had reached the finish since the Spanish GP two years ago, when Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crashed into each other.
The 20-year-old Dutchman is looking to overcome a recent history of mistakes that left him threatening to head-butt anyone who asked about the crashes.
Australian driver Ricciardo headed teammate Max Verstappen to a Red Bull one-two in both practice sessions at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The heavy rains subsided by early afternoon, allowing the track to rapidly dry during the third practice session and making conditions safe for drivers to test their soft tires.
Hamilton feels that someone is always there to take his place and Max Verstappen is the person that creates competition for the Mercedes driver.
Verstappen's lap of 1 minute, 17.113 seconds topped Hamilton by 0.075 seconds at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.
Lashing out at Connelly for his move, Verstappen said that the former is an idiot who always decides against him before also accusing the FIA of killing the sport.
A penalty was given when It was determined that Verstappen's car had left the track and gained an improper advantage when passing Raikkonen.
Red Bull had been eager to lock down their rising star for the long term before he could be poached away.
Hamilton secured the 70th pole of his career in qualifying, and his fourth straight in Malaysia, while Vettel failed to set a time because of an engine problem.
On the eve of his 20th birthday, Verstappen was .757 seconds faster than Ricciardo, whose confidence is high following seven podiums in 10 races.
Vettel's 49th career pole came on the track where he holds the record with four wins and six podiums overall, and his superiority showed in a lap record of 1 minute 39.491 seconds.
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