How can Lewis Hamilton win world title at US Grand Prix? What results are required? Hamilton is 67 points clear of title-rival Sebastian Vettel with just four races of the season remaining. A remarkable upsurge in form since the summer break has seen the Brit win six of the last seven races. His job can be completed in Texas on a track where he has won for the last four years in a row.
But Ferrari and Vettel have warned that they will not be giving up hope as they desperately try to stop the recent rot. How can Lewis Hamilton win the title? Hamilton will be vying to secure the title in style by winning the US Grand Prix. If that is the case then he will need Vettel to finish in third place or below, meaning Hamilton could be relying on team-mate Valtteri Bottas to finish second.
However, if Hamilton does not win the race then he will have to finish eight points above his rival. The points distributed for each position are: 1st - 25 points; 2nd -18; 3rd - 15; 4th -12; 5th - 10; 6th - 8; 7th - 6; 8th - 4; 9th - 2; 10th - 1. Toto Wolff warning If Hamilton has a nightmare weekend in America and he fails to finish then it will offer Vettel a glimmer of hope of performing a miracle comeback.
So Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned his star man and team not to get complacent. "Freak incidents can happen everywhere," Wolff said. "A DNF and a consequent bad result suddenly wipes out a large chunk of your points. "I know from a probability standpoint it doesn't look like it, but this is motor racing, it's a sport and anything can happen." F1 Drivers' Championship table - top 10 Lewis Hamilton 331 Sebastian Vettel 264 Valtteri Bottas 207 Kimi Raikkonen 196 Max Verstappen 173 Daniel Ricciardo 146 Sergio Perez 53 Nico Huldenberg 53 Fernando Alonso 50.
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