![]() ![]() Part of the reason for this was that native Mexicans already had traditions of representing deities in painting or sculpture with rites dedicated to that incarnation, including dramatizations. Tradition was brought by the Spanish to Mexico after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire In Mexico this veneration has taken on indigenous elements, and is considered to be one of the most deeply rooted Catholic traditions in Mexico. Veneration of the Child Jesus is a European tradition with the best-known examples being the Infant Jesus of Prague and the Santo Niño de Atocha. History View of the nativity scene in front of the parish church of Santiago Zapotitlan in the Tláhuac borough of Mexico City. Also, there are Niño Dios images which are locally famous and honored year-round. This dress can vary from representations of the saints, Aztec dress, football/soccer players and more. One tradition unique to Mexico is to dress the image in new clothing each year for presentation at Mass on Candlemas. Mexican Catholics have their own images of the Child Jesus, which is honored and celebrated during the Christmas season, especially on Christmas Eve and on Candlemas (2 February). Valtteri Bottas Mercedes AMG 1ч21:48.523įastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton - 1:07.The Niño Dios (literally Child God) of Mexico is a tradition of venerating the Child Jesus in Mexico which has taken root from the time it was introduced in the 16th century and then synchronized with pre-Hispanic elements to form some unique traditions. Williams enjoyed a positive day as Massa finished ninth and Stroll came home in in tenth.ħ1 laps, 307.146km., Weather: Sunny. Raikkonen finished fifth ahead of Grosjean, while Perez was seventh ahead of team-mate Ocon. It looked like a grandstand finish was in the offing, but in the end both the Finn and the Australian held their nerve well and despite both gaps shrinking to less than a second, Bottas took the win ahead of Vettel and Ricciardo held third ahead of Hamilton. With three laps to go Bottas was a slim 1.2 ahead Vettel, while Ricciardo was just 1.1s ahead of Hamilton. Inevitably though Hamilton began to eat into the gap and 10 laps from the flag the Briton was just 2.3s adrift of the Red Bull. That he was able to almost match the pace of the Mercedes was to the credit of the Australian and his team. The Australian was alive to the threat and as the Briton upped the pace, the Red Bull driver responded. Hamilton’s task was then to chase down third-placed Ricciardo. He rejoined in fifth place behind Hamilton. ![]() That was the cue for Raikkonen to finally pit for supersofts at the end of that tour. Bottas though was closing on his newer tyres and retook the lead on lap 44. Raikkonen, though, soldiered on with his starting ultrasofts. Ricciardo was now fourth, 4.5s ahead of Hamilton.īottas eventually pitted from the lead on lap 41, taking on supersofts for his final stint. Bottas and Raikkonen stayed out however and by lap 38 the Mercedes driver was 19.5s ahead of the Ferrari driver, with Vettel now third and 7.1s further back having made a stop. That caused a ripple effect and two laps later third-placed Ricciardo stopped for supersofts, with Vettel pitting immediately after. The response was for him to pit on lap 31 for supersoft tyres. Grosjean was now sixth ahead of the Force Indias of Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon, while Williams had profited hugely after the start, with Felipe Massa now ninth from P17 on the grid and team-mate Lance Stroll in 10th from a P18 start.Īfter closing to within a second of Raikkonen, Hamilton’s pursuit of the Finn stalled and by lap 30 he was looking for options as he failed to find a way past on track. Raikkonen was fourth but he was being hunted down by Hamilton, who had risen to fifth place from eighth on the grid. By lap 17 the Finn had built a five-second to Vettel, with Ricciardo a further 3.5s back. Pushed wide, Raikkonen was also passed by Haas’ Romain Grosjean, though he passed the Frenchman on the next lap.īottas meanwhile was carving out a solid lead. He pressured Kimi Raikkonen into Turn 3 and stole third place from the Finn. Kvyat was later handed a drive through penalty for causing the collision.Īhead Daniel Ricciardo, who had made a good start, was on the attack. The McLaren and Red Bull sustained significant damage and though both made it back to the pits they were forced to quit the race. The Spaniard was followed by Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat but as they went into Turn 1, Kvyat braked too late and collided with Alonso who in turn hit Verstappen. He was swamped by rivals and dropped back to where 14th-place starter Fernando Alonso was profiting from taking an inside line. Further back Max Verstappen made the poorest start, bogging down badly when the lights went out. Bottas got away best at the start, but so good was his getaway that there was the suspicion the Finn had jumped the start. ![]()
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