In fact, four of the first six races in Mexico were won by over a minute, which is very unusual. Speaking of Clark, the Lotus driver was responsible for the biggest margin of victory in Mexican Grand Prix history when in 1963 he beat Jack Brabham by 1m 41.1s.The legendary Scot came close to another slam in 1967, taking pole, fastest lap and the win, but failing to lead from flag to flag. The aforementioned Jim Clark is the only driver to have completed a ‘Grand Slam’ (pole position, fastest lap, led every lap, victory) on Mexican soil, doing so in the inaugural event in 1963 in what - at 2h 9m 52.1s - remains the longest race in the country to date.

Berger’s triumph, incidentally, was Pirelli’s first in Mexico, and was achieved on a zero-stop strategy.

A number of other milestones have taken place in Mexico: Mike Spence, Jackie Oliver and Michael Schumacher scored maiden podium finishes in 1965, 19 respectively Jo Siffert and Clay Regazzoni captured their first pole positions in 19 and Gerhard Berger claimed his - and Benetton’s - first F1 win in 1986.

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