Nico Rosberg Takes Consolation Win In Mexico

Nico Rosberg drove a faultless race to take victory in the Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico City. The Mercedes team didn't put a foot wrong all day on Sunday while closest rivals Ferrari had a rotten race, losing both cars to accidents.

Daniel Ricciardo survived a first-lap incident with Sebastian Vettel and chased his teammate all race to finish fifth.

PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING

The practice sessions on the slippery green track threw up a couple of surprises - Max Verstappen headed FP1 (with a track-cutting time, it must be said) and the Ferraris and Red Bulls showing well.

Saturday's FP3 saw the Mercedes pair return to the top of the standings, with Rosberg leading Hamilton, as he would in qualifying, taking his fourth pole in a row from Hamilton.

Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen will start at the back of the grid. Button's grid penalties were already at 50 before his new engine developed a misfire and he sat out the Saturday session, taking his penalties to 70. Raikkonen also ran into trouble with a new engine which caught fire and damaged the gearbox. The team was able to replace the engine with a previous spec unit but a new gearbox meant a five place grid penalty. He made it out of Q1 but had brake trouble in Q2 and set 15th fastest time.

10. Romain Grosjean (Lotus)