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

#2 2017: The New Four-time World Champion

Lewis Hamilton cemented his place as one of the all-time greats last year.

It's fair to say that the first two races at the current Hermanos Rodriguez circuit weren't the most exciting, with Nico Rosberg and then Lewis Hamilton leading home Mercedes 1-2 finishes.

2017, though, was very different, with action throughout the field. With two races remaining after this one, Hamilton only required a fifth-placed finish to seal his fourth driver's title, after Sebastian Vettel's season had fallen apart after the summer break.

Vettel managed to qualify his Ferrari on pole, while Hamilton in third and Max Verstappen in between the title rivals.

On race day, the front three got a perfect start and went side-by-side into the first corner, Verstappen coming out on top thanks to the Dutchman getting the elbows out into the second part of the chicane.

Contact was made and Vettel was unsettled, giving Hamilton a chance to sneak past the Ferrari but Vettel, perhaps deliberately so, ran into the side of the Mercedes and gave Lewis a puncture on his rear right.

Vettel would be forced to pit for a new front wing and Hamilton for new Pirellis, the pair now at the back of the pack.

Vettel wasted no time in climbing the order, while Hamilton struggle on account of the damage he sustained in the contact.

Even so, Hamilton managed to get up to ninth by the finish, thanks in part to a fantastic move on his old team-mate Fernando Alonso for eighth.

Verstappen was untouchable that weekend, winning the race by nearly 20 seconds at the end.

Valtteri Bottas, Hamilton's teammate, prevented Vettel from getting higher than fourth, meaning that the British driver claimed his fourth title in Mexico.

Could there be a repeat this weekend? I wouldn't bet against it.