Hamilton takes fifth title as Verstappen wins in Mexico

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, of Germany, right, embrace at the end of the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his fifth Formula One world championship and joined an elite trio of greats on Sunday after a Mexican Grand Prix won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for the second year in a row.

The Mercedes driver, who equalled the five titles of late 1950s Argentine great Juan Manuel Fangio with only seven times champion Michael Schumacher above them, finished fourth while Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel was second.