Sebastian Vettel admits he was clinging onto fading hopes of keeping his Formula One title chances alive throughout the Mexican Grand Prix, before ultimately losing out to Lewis Hamilton.
Vettel had to make an early pit stop to repair a damaged front wing following separate collisions with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Hamilton at Turns 2 and 3 in Mexico, though he was able to fight back through the field to finish fourth.
Hamilton was also forced to stop after picking up a puncture as he and Vettel came to blows on the exit of Turn 3, but the Briton was able to recover to ninth -- a result which put the championship beyond the German's reach with two races to spare.