Lewis Hamilton is closing in but before the end of the season can he clinch the crown around a Formula 1 world title?
The Mercedes driver victory of this year in Russia transferred him 73 points clear along with 107 points ahead of next-nearest challenger Charles Leclerc.
There are 130 points to play with five races.
Hamilton cant clinch the title at the weekends Western GP – however he can knock contention that is mathematical and all drivers bar Bottas apart.
Together with 104 points still on offer at the four races following Japan, Leclerc will need to outscore Hamilton with four factors along with Max Verstappen will need to take seven points out of this Englishman, while Sebastian Vettel needs a 25-point swing at Sundays race, which begins at 6.10m on Sky Sports F1.
But Bottas would still be in the hunt when he murdered and Hamilton took the highest 26 things for win and fastest lap.
With six more wins than any driver at 2019, Hamilton is already guaranteed to win on countback were he to finish the season.
Hamilton needs to complete that weekend of their closest challenger, to become champion at the Mexican GP on October 27.
So he must improve his current 73-point benefit over the class of Mexico and Japan by five points or more. Because , as mentioned , he wins some other tie-breaker seventy-eight points are enough after Mexico to perform it.
Mercedes unexpected past time outside in Sochi has opened up the possibility for them to clinch a record-equalling sixth Constructors Championship Sunday when this in Suzuka.
The Brackley team lead Ferrari by 162 points with a maximum of 220 left to play .
With just 176 Mercedes should hence increase their advantage by 14 points this weekend to become champions more, together with four races to spare.
Only Ferrari (1999-2004) have won six constructors titles in a row, but no group has ever secured six successive championship pops (drivers and constructors).
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