Updated On: 08 November, 2021 12:04 PM IST | Mexico City | IANS
Starting third on the grid, Verstappen used the long run down to the first corner to slipstream past the Mercedes duo of Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to take the lead, as pole man Bottas fell to the back after being tagged by Daniel Ricciardo`s McLaren on Monday morning (IST).

Red Bull`s Dutch driver Max Verstappen (R) celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix with runner-up Mercedes` British driver Lewis Hamilton at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City on City. Pic/AFP
Red Bull`s Max Verstappen took a big step towards the 2021 Formula One World Championship with a dominant win in the Mexico City Grand Prix, with title rival Lewis Hamilton a distant second.
Starting third on the grid, Verstappen used the long run down to the first corner to slipstream past the Mercedes duo of Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to take the lead, as pole man Bottas fell to the back after being tagged by Daniel Ricciardo`s McLaren on Monday morning (IST).