F1, Mexican GP 2018: Top 5 Races of All-time

#3 1964: Epic Championship Decider

John Surtees became history by winning the title in Mexico

It's a shame that this race was held before the days of live television coverage, as it would've been an epic contest to witness.

Three drivers arrived in Mexico with a chance of the driver's title, Graham Hill, Jim Clark and John Surtees, the latter only having transitioned from bike racing four year ago.

Clark led the race from pole with Hill and Lorenzo Bandini dicing for third place and Surtees a distant fifth.

Drama came over the race when Bandini (Surtees' Ferrari teammate) damaged Hill's exhaust, causing the Englishman to run slowly for the remainder of the race, eventually limping home two laps down in 11th.

With Hill out of the race, Clark seemed destined to become world champion, but on the penultimate lap, the oil line of his engine failed and he crawled to a halt.

Dan Gurney now led the race, but Bandini was ordered to slow down to allow Surtees to take second place and get the six points necessary to become driver's champion that year.

John Surtees had made history by becoming the only man to have ever be world champion on both two wheels and four, an achievement that will likely never be replicated.