Vettel then barged into the side of Ricciardo when the other Red Bull tried to take advantage. Having run a long first stint and pressed on in the second half of the race he caught Verstappen but exploded in anger when the Red Bull driver went off at turn one without ceding position.
That was nothing compared to what followed after the race, however. Sebastian Vettel – Surprisingly topped the times on Friday but was deeply unimpressed after qualifying during which he found no pace on the super-soft tyres. The gap in performance between the pair of them was apparent in the race, too: Rosberg never looked likely to catch Hamilton and instead came under attack from Verstappen, but kept second place. He didn’t have his team mate’s pace during much of qualifying, but pulled out a decent final lap in Q3 to reach the front row. Nico Rosberg – Said Mercedes had a lot of work to do having been some way off Hamilton’s pace on Friday. From then on it was fairly straightforward for Hamilton although he had to change his engine settings when Mercedes detected high exhaust temperatures. A glazed front brake caused him to lock up at turn one, an error which would have been more costly if the run-off area wasn’t so generous. He was consistently ahead of Rosberg in qualifying on both types of tyre and duly took pole position. Lewis Hamilton – Quick on Friday, though fractionally out-paced by Vettel. Here’s F1 Fanatic’s verdict on how they did. A lack of grip at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez made for a frustrating race for most of the field.
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