Hamilton takes fourth world title - making him most successful British driver of all time
He joins Vettel and Alain Prost on four championships
Briton finishes ninth after colliding with Vettel on opening lap
Verstappen wins race, Vettel battles back to 4th
Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Hartley, Ericsson, Sainz out
Lewis Hamilton finishes ninth, but it is enough as Sebastian Vettel is unable to win the race as he needed to do.
LEWIS HAMILTON IS A FOUR-TIME WORLD CHAMPION.
Incredible.
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Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator in Mexico City
All of the Mercedes mechanics have got up. They have put the helmets on the table. They are now running out to welcome their hero.
There is euphoria in the Mercedes garage.
Lewis Hamilton is about to get his magical moment...
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Max Verstappen wins a grand prix for the third time, Valtteri Bottas is second, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is third.
Sebastian Vettel is fourth, but it is not enough for him.
Last lap of the race. Max Verstappen is set to win this race, Lewis Hamilton the championship.
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"Do you think he went off the track when overtaking?" Fernando Alonso asks his McLaren team, talking about that Lewis Hamilton pass.
"It was good racing, but fair racing," comes the response from McLaren.
Allan McNish
Formula 1 analyst on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
The cameras aren't following him now but Max Verstappen has had a storming drive today.
Allan McNish
Formula 1 analyst on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
That was really good racing. A little bit tongue in cheek from Alonso.
Hamilton attacks Alonso again, and just about forces his way past after a lengthy, but brilliant exchange.
Hamilton now ninth. It is now win or bust for Sebastian Vettel, he is fourth with three laps to go.
Image source, ReutersFour laps remaining. Lewis Hamilton is heading for the world title as we speak.
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator in Mexico City
The tension is building. Niki Lauda has just come into the Mercedes garage. He had been watching in the hospitality suite but now we are getting towards business end he has come in.
You feel the Mercedes team can sense it now. You feel the champagne is on ice.
Image source, ReutersLewis Hamilton tries to go past Fernando Alonso in ninth, but the Spaniard is not making it easy for the Brit. The first attack fails.
Sebastian Vettel needs six sensational laps if he is to deny Lewis Hamilton here.
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Allan McNish
Formula 1 analyst on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
Hamilton is being quite clever here by moving out of the slipstream of the car ahead to help with the cooling.
A promising day for Renault has ended in disappointment as Carlos Sainz's race is over. He joins team-mate Nico Hulkenberg out of the race.
Image source, Getty ImagesMax Verstappen is heading for his third race victory of his career and his second of the season after coming first four races ago in Malaysia.
Valtteri Bottas is second, Kimi Raikkonen third.
Image source, Reuters"We have P8 on the cards definitely," Lewis Hamilton, who is now up to 10th, is told.
If Hamilton finishes eighth, he will be the world champion unless Vettel wins the race. The German is now fourth, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen 24 seconds ahead of him in third.
"Ah, mamma mia, that is a bit too much," responds Vettel when he finds out that gap. The sound of a beaten man?
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