Summary

  • Rosberg wins, Hamilton 2nd, Bottas 3rd

  • Kvyat 4th, Ricciardo 5th, Massa 6th

  • Hamilton confused after Mercedes insist he pits whilst "comfortable" on tyres

  • Vettel crashes out causing safety car

  • Bottas and Raikkonen collide for second time in three races

  • Alonso, Raikkonen, Nasr out

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Lewis Hamilton was flying before Sebastian Vettel's crash, having just done a 1:20.815. 

    Nico Rosberg will once again be cursing the appearance of the safety car. His 3.5s advantage is wiped out, and this sets things up for a thrilling battle between the two Mercedes.

    Meanwhile, replays show Vettel locking up going into Turn 7 and he goes straight ahead and into the barrier.

    Nico RosbergAFP

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  3. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "When was the last time you saw Sebastian Vettel make three mistakes in the same race?"

  4. Sebastian Vettel over team radio: "OK, I crashed. I'm OK. Sorry."

  6. Safety car

    Cameras cut to Sebastian Vettel, who has planted his Ferrari into a barrier. He climbs out and is OK, but he's had a shocker today.

  7. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "When a team mention safety in any message, you are playing with a drivers' mind. That's why it will be fascinating to see the report on Lewis's tyres."

  8. Lewis Hamilton returns on fresh medium rubber and is 3.5s behind Nico Rosberg in second.

    "Check those tyres and let me know," says Hamilton after returning to the circuit.

    Hamilton clearly felt he could have got to the end of that race on those tyres, even though Rosberg had stopped, and therefore won if he could have held on on older tyres. Which is why he's so confused.

  9. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Full respect to Lewis for using the opportunity to say 'look at his tyres'. You can be sure Lewis will demand to see his tyres at the end of his race." 

  10. "Can I ask why," Lewis Hamilton says.

    "It is down to wear on the tyre. They are down to the canvas. It is down to safety reasons. Box this lap."

    Hamilton replies: "You need to check his (Rosberg's) tyres, but mine feel good."

    Hamilton clearly is not happy with this call, but he relents and pits. 

    Very interesting...

    Lewis HamiltonAFP

  11. The Mercedes crew are out and ready for Lewis Hamilton...but he is not stopping!

    Lewis HamiltonAFP

  12. Well, I thought Mercedes were going to get to the end of this race on one stop but in comes Nico Rosberg, coming back out on a fresh pair of medium tyres.

    Lewis Hamilton, I suspect, will do the same now...

  13. Get involved #BBCF1

    TheBassist: What's the likelihood of Williams getting a car on the podium? Come on Massa.

    Sam & guidedog Tango: Drivers unlapping themselves is so rare in F1 but if anyone can do it it's Vettel.

  14. 'Don't tell me about Lewis'

    Great radio exchange between Nico Rosberg and his engineer.

    "OK, Lewis is...."

    "Don't tell me any more, don't tell me."

    "OK," is the rather sheepish response.

  16. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "It feels like we are waiting for something to happen."

  17. If I could turn back time

    How Nico Rosberg will wish he could have had a race like this in Austin. He is 2.4s ahead of Lewis Hamilton and looking pretty comfortable, although Hamilton has just set the fastest lap.

    Where's the home favourite? Sergio Perez is currently ninth - where he started the race - and 1.7s behind Max Verstappen.

    Nico RosbergAP

  19. "Let him by, let him by, otherwise we get a penalty," Sebastian Vettel is told and he finally does just that, letting Lewis Hamilton through. But not without saying: "But I'm faster than him." Yes, Seb, but you're a lap down, mate.

    Meanwhile, Daniil Kvyat is still third, but way, way down the road from the Mercedes pair. He is 23 seconds behind second-place Hamilton.

  20. Mercedes lapping a Ferrari? We thought there would be some surprises in Mexico...

    Reports of debris at Turn 10, although not sure where that has come from just yet.

    Out in front, Nico Rosberg is 2.6 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, but Hamilton still has the lapped Sebastian Vettel ahead of him.

    Nico RosbergAFP