Pick the Podium - F-1 - Grand Premio de MÉXICO, Mexico City, Mexico, 2017

[Retroram52]

Hamilton moves to p16.

 

[Retroram52]

I agree BSF on Renault.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Hamilton is slowly working his way back to the front. He is now 17th.

Something definitely does not look right with his car

he struggled to pass a Sauber

 

[Retroram52]

Looks like the engine problem Hamilton had earlier is fixed. He is running laps faster than Verstappen but he may have sustained body damage in that early laps melee that wiped-out folks.

 

[Retroram52]

Verstappen and Bottas are in the pits and Hamilton moves to p15.

 

[Retroram52]

Vettel has moved to 8th with pit stop.

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton goes back to p16 after that pit stop.

 

[Retroram52]

Halfway point and Verstappen still leads Bottas and Raikkonen.

 

[Retroram52]

Vettel has gone to ultra softs which he apparently likes. Let's see if he makes a run to the front.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

That VSC may have helped Raikkonen take a podium

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton moves back to p15.

 

[Retroram52]

Vettel is running laps faster than everyone else except Verstappen.

 

[Retroram52]

Oops, I spoke too soon. Hamilton is now the fastest car on the track in p15.

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton moves to p14.

 

[Retroram52]

Vettel moves to p7. He is getting closer...

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Magnussen could get some good points for Haas today

 

[Retroram52]

30 some laps to go and I don;t know if Vettel and Hamilton are going any further in their progression in positions.

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, because Grosjeans is languishing back in 16th.

 

[Retroram52]

If things continue the way they are, Hamilton will take the championship without scoring a point.

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton moves to p12. If he gets in the top ten, the championship is pretty much his.