'Hamilton out of sorts'published at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator in Mexico City
Hamilton is really out of sorts. This is not the champions' drive he was talking about on Thursday.
Summary
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
'Hamilton out of sorts'published at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
'I am focused don't worry' - Vettel's radio messagepublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
Media caption, Sebastian Vettel tells his team he is "focused" after a crash at the start of the race.
Listen again to BBC Radio 5 live commentary as Sebastian Vettel tells his team he is "focused" after a crash at the start of the race.
'Hamilton won't know what to do'published at Lap 23 of 71
Allan McNish
Formula 1 analyst on BBC Radio 5 live sports extraI don't think Hamilton has seen this for about five years. He won't know what to do.
I'm not sure whether Hamilton has further damage after that earlier collision.
Get out of the way, Lewispublished at Lap 23 of 71
Race leader Max Verstappen is about to lap the last car running, which is of course Lewis Hamilton.
The blue flag tells Hamilton to get out of the way. A very surreal sight.
"It is crazy to be fighting this position," says Hamilton. Last on the track, heading for the world title as it stands.
Image source, Getty Images'Overtaking tough'published at Lap 21 of 71
Allan McNish
Formula 1 analyst on BBC Radio 5 live sports extraOvertaking seems to be pretty tough around here. Hamilton can't seem to get past Carlos Sainz.
Hamilton last of those runningpublished at Lap 20 of 71
"Getting past is going to be hard," says Lewis Hamilton, last of those running in 19th and struggling to get past Carlos Sainz in 18th.
Image source, ReutersEricsson in the pointspublished at Lap 20 of 71
Some other drivers to mention, Lance Stroll is sixth in his Williams, Kevin Magnussen is seventh in the Haas and Marcus Ericsson is currently in the points as he is ninth in his Sauber.
Image source, Getty ImagesVettel up to 13thpublished at Lap 19 of 71
That aggression has taken Vettel up to 13th, with Romain Grosjean the latest man he has gone past.
Remember, Vettel needs to come in the top two or Hamilton is a four-time world champion.
Image source, Reuters'Aggressive and decisive'published at Lap 18 of 71
Allan McNish
Formula 1 analyst on BBC Radio 5 live sports extraWhat Vettel has to do is get through the traffic as quickly as possible. He has to be very aggressive and decisive.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
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Erezytte: Why do people think that Vettel is stupid/arrogant enough to deliberately hit Hamilton? Racing incident from what I can see
Mirren White: VET/VER was racing incident - both did things wrong. But looked more like HAM hit VET than other way around to me
Alex: Are people really deluded enough to think Vettel made contact intentionally. Clearly a racing incident, nothing much he could do.
Image source, ReutersNo action to be taken on first corner incidentpublished at Lap 17 of 71
It left Lewis Hamilton with a flat tyre, it left Sebastian Vettel with damage to his front wing, and it left Max Verstappen in front of the race.
But no more action will be taken from the stewards on the collision between Vettel, Verstappen and Hamilton.
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End of X postget involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
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Can’t help but feel for Ricciardo. One of the best racers on the grid and he just hasn’t got the tools. If Red Bull sort out consistency next year it’ll be interesting!!
Jimbo in Leicester
Five-second penalty for Grosjeanpublished at Lap 15
Romain Grosjean picks up a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Not too much of an advantage as he is only 13th in his Haas.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
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BlueDragon: Hamilton getting his excuses in early I see
Julien A: Hamilton starting to cry, complain and moan about Vettel. Not a behaviour of a great world champion
Austin RayShawn: Vettel wouldn't try and hit Hamilton deliberately, accidents happen in a fast-paced sport.
Image source, ReutersVettel unhappy with Massapublished at Lap 14
We are going to see some frantic driving from Sebastian Vettel and he has just gone up to 15th, going past Felipe Massa.
However, Vettel is not happy as he says he is pushed off the track before he can complete the overtake of Massa.
"Seriously is it fun to push the other guy off the track. I had my nose in front," Vettel moans.
His team say: "Stay focused."
A snappy Vettel replies: "I am focused."
'Disastrous'published at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
Who saw that start coming?
Here's BBC Radio 5 live commentary of the start of this grand prix which saw Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton collide.
Media caption, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel collide at the start of the Mexican Grand Prix.
A great chance for Force Indiapublished at Lap 12
What a chance this is for some podium places for some unheralded drivers. Daniel Ricciardo is out, Lewis Hamilton is last of the 19 cars running and Sebastian Vettel is only 16th, desperately needing to work his way through the field.
The Force Indias of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez are third and fifth respectively.
Image source, Getty Imagesget involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
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Barnie Morton: Vettel completely losing his head under pressure. I wonder what the stewards would have said if he punctured both Lewis and Max....?
RegularJon: Looked to me like VET could have avoided HAM. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’d taken a page out of Schumi’s book and hit him on purpose
Daniel Eckersley: Incredible how Ocon always seems to come up smelling of roses in these chaotic starts. Real sign of class
Verstappen leadspublished at Lap 10
Right, at the front, Max Verstappen leads, four seconds clear of Valtteri Bottas. Esteban Ocon is up to third in the Force India, with Nico Hulkenberg of Renault in fourth.
Vettel is 16th and Hamilton is 19th.
Image source, .get involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2017
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Peter Wanyonyi: Vettel didn't try too hard to avoid hitting Lewis there, did he?
Ashley Wilkinson: LH44 nearly a car-length ahead of #Vettel there out of the turn, clumsy from Seb. Will another SV collision do for his championship?
Chris Ward: Anyone else spot Vettel steer left into Hamilton at the start? Causing the contact and puncture?