2016 Mexican Grand Prix - Driver ratings

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Mexican Grand Prix - Race Day - Mexico City, Mexico

Sebastian Vettel - 5th place, 10 points - 8/10

Let's be honest, Vettel should have finished third in this race. While his radio outbursts do not make him look good, his driving did, as he recovered from eighth on lap one, until his late scrap with Ricciardo. An excellent first stint on softs - which was consistently quick - set up his race and he closed on Verstappen on newer mediums late on. Verstappen was right to follow team orders to stay ahead after cutting Turn 2 as the FIA did not tell him to give up the place, but Vettel would have been clear in third had they done so. Instead he was held up and Ricciardo closed in, and Vettel's one driving error came in defence at Turn 4 when he moved under braking against Ricciardo. It was slight but he should have known better as it has been such a hot topic recently.