2018

Marcus Ericsson says he was “fuming” in the cockpit of his Formula 1 car after “throwing away” his race to help Sauber teammate Charles Leclerc in the Mexican Grand Prix.

Nico Hulkenberg’s sixth place finish in the Mexican Grand Prix helped Renault strengthen its grip over fourth place in the 2018 Formula 1 constructors’ championship.

Lewis Hamilton’s coronation as a five-time Formula 1 world champion came at the end of what the Mercedes driver called “a really difficult weekend”, revealing his grandfather had passed away just a couple of days earlier.

Valtteri Bottas says he is determined to win the final two races of the season after Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton sealed the 2018 world championship in Mexico.

Alvaro Bautista has said he is “happier than before” to be switching to the World Superbike championship after experiencing the strength of Ducati’s factory team first hand at Phillip Island, where he scored a sensational fourth place in Sunday’s MotoGP race.

Jack Miller attempted to sound upbeat after scoring a seventh place at his home grand prix at Phillip Island, but was surprised to experience a lack of traction in the closing laps after spending the majority of the race looking after his rear tyre.

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner hopes the “dark cloud” currently following Daniel Ricciardo will lift for his final two races with the team after the Australian driver suffered a frustrating retirement late in Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix.

Marc Marquez has shrugged off the coincidence of a third retirement during the Australian MotoGP race directly after sealing the world title the round before in Japan and had been confident of having the pace to win at Phillip Island.

Aleix Espargaro has said he can view the near future in a positive light once more after gaining ten places in the Australian round of the MotoGP series while racing Aprilia’s updated RS-GP to a promising ninth position.

With a final round-up from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez following Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.  

The coronation of only the third five-time champion in Formula 1 history may be the major news following Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, yet it was secured in anything but the fashion Lewis Hamilton would have liked it to have been.

Lewis Hamilton says he feels “very humbled” to have won a fifth Formula 1 world championship, a feat he never thought he’d achieve "in a million years”.

Sebastian Vettel says losing out in the 2018 Formula 1 world championship to Lewis Hamilton in the Mexican Grand Prix was “a horrible moment”.

Max Verstappen admits he was nervous about retiring from the lead of the Mexican Grand Prix after seeing Red Bull Formula 1 teammate Daniel Ricciardo hit by another mechanical problem.

Daniel Ricciardo was left feeling "helpless" after a late engine issue cost him a podium finish in Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix, with the Red Bull Formula 1 driver saying he was "done" with the RB14 car following the latest in a long line of issues.

The Mercedes Formula 1 team was left feeling “bittersweet” as Lewis Hamilton sealed his fifth world championship in what was a “painful” Mexican Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has sealed the 2018 Formula 1 world championship at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton clinched his fifth Formula 1 world championship despite a difficult Mexican Grand Prix that saw him finish fourth amid tyre struggles, as Max Verstappen took a dominant victory for Red Bull.

Current Formula 1 world championship standings after the Mexican Grand Prix, round 19 of the 2018 F1 season at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. F1 DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Full race results for the Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, round 19 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix - Race Results

Relive Crash.net's coverage of the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton wraps up the title fight.

The complete starting grid for the Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, round 19 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix - Starting Grid

Lewis Hamilton’s “clean” and “very impressive” Formula 1 career makes him a greater world champion than Michael Schumacher, according to Jacques Villeneuve.

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner wants Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen to carry out a “synchronised” plan of attack for the start of the Mexican Grand Prix.