Verstappen will take the title if he outscores Hamilton, who has won the past three races, or if both fail to score or finish.
Formula One organisers and fans could not have asked for a better build-up to the season’s finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion, and 24-year-old Dutchman Max Verstappen, seeking his first overall title, enter the 22nd and final race of the season at the modified Yas Marina Circuit level on points this weekend. After lining up in Bahrain more than eight months ago in March for the first race of the...
Formula One organisers and fans could not have asked for a better build-up to the season’s finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion, and 24-year-old Dutchman Max Verstappen, seeking his first overall title, enter the 22nd and final race of the season at the modified Yas Marina Circuit level on points this weekend.
After lining up in Bahrain more than eight months ago in March for the first race of the season, who would have thought it would come down to the final race, 819km away after a whirlwind season that saw them race on four continents? At 24, Verstappen is 12 years Hamilton’s junior. Since making his debut in Australia in 2015 as the youngest driver to compete in Formula One, aged just 17 years and 166 days, Verstappen has won 19 races, including nine this season.
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