Hamilton and Verstappen in battle for title Lewis Hamilton leads the tightly-fought F1 Championship by just two points, ahead of Max Verstappen. With an expected seven races to go, and a maximum of 175 points to be won, the fierce rivalry between the pair is only set to increase OCT 10 TURKEY Istanbul Park, Tuzla Hamilton and Verstappen have been involved in two dramatic collisions this season – at Silverstone and Monza – with Turkish Grand Prix next battleground SEASON BREAKDOWN (Race finish / total points) 1 25 Bahrain 18 2 2 44 E. Romagna 43 1 1 69 Portugal 61 2 1 94 Spain 80 2 7 101 Monaco 105 1 15 101 Azerbaijan 105 - 2 119 France 131 1 2 138 Styria 156 1 4 150 Austria 182 1 1 177 Britain 185 - 2 195 Hungary 187 9 3 202.5 Belgium 199.5 1 2 221.5 Dutch 224.5 1 - 221.5 Italy 226.5 - 1 246.5 Russia 244.5 2 Lewis Hamilton 246.5 Max Verstappen 244.5 REMAINING RACES: Hamilton aims to add to 100th F1 race victory secured in Russia, as Verstappen eyes first ever F1 Championship title OCT 24 U.S. Austin, Texas NOV 07 MEXICO Mexico City NOV 14 BRAZIL São Paulo NOV 21 QATAR Lusail DEC 05 S. ARABIA Jeddah DEC 12 ABU DHABI Yas Marina Source: FIA Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS