Championship battle set for gripping finale

Only 14 points separate rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton as their often controversial season-long duel heads to its climax with three races over four weekends, all in the Middle East


Max Verstappen 
332.5 points
9 race wins

Lewis Hamilton 
318.5 points 
6 race wins


SEASON BREAKDOWN

Hamilton wins 3 of first 4 races

Verstappen takes lead

Punctures and errors cost both drivers podium places in Azerbaijan

Verstappen 32pts ahead

Pair collide at Silverstone

Verstappen and Hamilton crash out on first corner at Monza

Hamilton regains lead with 100th race win

Verstappen remains in pole position despite superb win by Hamilton in Sao Paulo

350 pts 
300 
250
200 
150 
100 
50
0
Bahrain 
E. Romagna
Portugal 
Spain
Monaco 
Azerbaijan
France
Styria
Austria 
Britain
Hungary 
Belgium
Netherlands 
Italy
Russia 
Turkey
USA 
Mexico
Brazil

Hamilton’s Mercedes team lead Constructors’ race by 11pts over Red Bull

Other race winners: Perez, Ocon, Ricciardo, Bottas


REMAINING RACES: With maximum of 75 points to be won, inaugural Qatar Grand Prix is next battleground, before Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi host season-ending races to decide next World Champion

NOV 21 QATAR Lusail
DEC 05 S. ARABIA Jeddah
DEC 12 ABU DHABI Yas Marina


Source: FIA
Picture: Getty Images
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