2016 MEXICAN GRAND PRIX EDITION
EDES corded his eighth win of the season and 51st of his career , equalling Alain Prost ’ s in second place on the all-time list . He started on pole , his 10th of the year . ad was cut to 19 points . It was Mercedes ’ s sixth one-two of 2016 . They are also to win 17 races in a season .
ULL ished fifth on the road , was promoted to fourth after Verstappen was handed d penalty ( going from third to fifth ) and then moved up to third when Ferrari ’ s ettel collected a 10-second post-race sanction . Verstappen moved back up to iardo is now assured of third place overall .
ULT ted at the back of the grid after missing qualifying due to a cracked chassis . He the safety car was deployed at the end of the first lap . He then did 70 laps on edium tyres . Magnussen did two stops and he was well-placed at the start but he r pace later in the race whatever the tyres .
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1th place means the team , still with a zero against their name in the standings , re just one point from the last two races to overtake Manor . Team boss Monisha said : “ We can be very satisfied with our performance . Finishing in P11 confirms that ing in the right direction .”
ROSSO anded a five-second penalty for forcing Alonso off the track . Kvyat was given a shment for leaving the track and gaining an advantage . Team chief Franz Tosts not a result we expected , as Carlos was starting from P10 , but during the race we poor pace and we were therefore not in a position to fight for points .”
AMS e fastest recorded race speed of the hybrid V6 power unit era , his top speed of st short of the overall record of 372.6kph set by Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya in a did well to claim ninth after fending off a stern challenge from local hero Perez for race .
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