Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says the “potential for carnage” at the start of the Mexican Grand Prix leaves him nervous with both world championships on the line.

Lewis Hamilt🌳on will win his fifth world titl🌞e with a top-seven finish in Mexico, while Mercedes has an outside chance of wrapping up a fifth consecutive constructors' world championship.

Hamilton starts third behind the Red Bull duo and will line-up alongside title rival Sebasti🍨an Vettel on the second row, while teammate Valtteri Bottas is just behind in fifth having split the Ferraris in qualifying.

Wolff fears the nature of the opening sequence of corners at the Autod⛄romo Hermanos Rodriguez has the potential for drama - as seen in 2017 when Hamilton and Vettel clashed after running three-abreast with Max Verstappen into Turn 1.

“The grid has the potential for carnage on the straight and through th🐽e first corners,” Wolff said.

“You have the two Red Bulls who have the least straight-line speed on the f▨ront row, and then it’s us and then the Ferraris are obviously almost 10kph up on everyone else.

“I try to visualise how that could like down the straight🦋 [opens arms out wide] and through the first corner, I just hope we come out of it with two cars intact.

“We have it in our hands in that having a good result with Lewis tomorrow, that could be the decisive result for his championship, but it ♛is not done yet,” he a𒉰dded.

“We mustn’t drop the ball. It’s about c🍸arrying the ball over the line.”

Hamilton made reference to his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:incident with Vettel at the start of last year’s race when asked if he could consider a cautious approach considering the 🌊title permutations heading into the race.

Bottas reckons opportunities will presen♎t themselves due to the powerful effects of the tow on the long run to Turn 1, though he acknowledges he cannot afford to risk everything given Mercedes’ situation in the championship fight.

“It’s a long run into Turn 1, a bit like Sochi and the tow has a big effect,” he explained. “Obviously w💯e haven’t been the quickest ones on the straight lines here, but the tow effect is certainly going to help.

“A lot tends to happen here in Tu𓆏rns 1💝, 2 and 3, as we saw last year with Lewis and Sebastian. So you never know.

“I ha༺ve nothing to lose in the championship, but I have to keep reminding myself that we’re still fighting for the constructors’ championship - so I have to measure the risks. I’ll try to go for any position I can gain.”

Aske🦂d how he will approach the start, Vettel replied: "It depends on the start. We start on the dirty side, and I don't know how much of a disadvantage it is, but it is a long way to Turn 1.

"Usually the problem is you have no place to go. We'll see how ot🐈her people's starts are, and how ours is relatively, and then we see what happens.