This is how the British F1 press reacted to the Mexican Grand Prix

The Mexican Grand Prix saw what could be Max Verstappen's most significant win of the season. After a sublime first corner overtake, the Dutchman never looked back and went unchallenged for the rest of the Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton limited the damage as much as he possibly could with a P2 finish but sees his World Championship deficit grow to 19 points with just four races remaining. This is how the British press reacted to the Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. 

BBC Sport

In their report, the BBC ask the question as to what would've happened had Verstappen not been able to make the first corner overtake. "Verstappen pulled away from Hamilton so commandingly that the suspicion was he would have won even if he had not taken the lead at the start. As it was, he had an untroubled drive, pulling nearly 10 seconds clear of Hamilton by the time the world champion made his pit stop on lap 29. Mercedes stopped Hamilton on that lap because he was beginning to come under threat from Perez and they wanted to 'bank' track position."

The Guardian

The Guardian highlight just how significant the victory was for Verstappen. "Exultant in victory, Max Verstappen revelled in his success at the Mexican Grand Prix. He was clearly aware of the significance of the achievement. From third on the grid, he beat Lewis Hamilton into second place and the win crashed with thunderous import across the championship, his joy was surely informed by the knowledge that he has opened a 19-point lead that leaves Hamilton facing a huge challenge to overcome in the title fight, with only four more races to come."

The Telegraph 

The Telegraph highlights how it actually went just as predicted on the Mexican circuit. "If you had offered Lewis Hamilton second place in the Mexican Grand Prix at the start of last week, chances are the seven-time world champion would have snapped your hand off. Up against a Red Bull car which, everyone knows, sprouts wings at altitude, Mercedes were always going to be on the back foot at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, a circuit which sits in the outskirts of Mexico City at a dizzying altitude of 2238 metres. And yet. The way Mercedes had managed to upset the odds so spectacularly in qualifying on Saturday, locking out the front row of the grid for the first time all season, still made this result feel like something of a disappointment from a Hamilton perspective."

Daily Mail

The Daily Mail questions whether this is the beginning of the end of Hamilton's long title reign. "It was a fleeting moment of high-speed magic, a controlled piece of machismo in Mexico City - and it might just symbolise the beginning of the end of Lewis Hamilton's dreams of an eighth world title. The perpetrator of the move at the first corner was, of course, Max Verstappen, the 24-year-old Red Bull hotshot, who took the victory, a place ahead of Hamilton, and now leads the standings by 19 points with four races - and 107 points - remaining."

The Sun

The Sun highlights how Verstappen is keeping a lid on it. "Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is staying humble despite his win at the Mexico GP. The Dutchman is 19 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton as the season draws to a close but he still refuses to get ahead of himself, acutely aware that things can easily take a turn for the worse."