World title~!
The season-ending Brazilian GP promises to be humdinger as there are three drivers still in line to win the World title.
Lewis Hamilton is leading the Championship into the final race by four points over Fernando Alonso and seven over Kimi Raikkonen.
Hamilton, mathematically, stands the best chance of winning the title as all he needs to do is win the race or come second and his two rivals can't take the title away from him.
But if he finishes third or lower, the others can still win the title.
Let's takes a look at title permutations:
* If Hamilton wins or finishes second he is the World Champion
* If Hamilton finishes ahead of Alonso and Raikkonen, no matter the position, he wins the title
* If Raikkonen doesn't finish in the top two he can't win the title
* If Alonso wins, Hamilton has to finish second to win the title
* But if Alonso wins the race and Hamilton is third, the Spaniard retains the crown as even though they would both have 113 points, Alonso would have more wins the Hamilton
* If Hamilton finishes fourth, Alonso must win the race to win the title
* If Hamilton finishes fifth, Alonso also needs to win the race
* But if Hamilton finishes fifth and Alonso finishes second, Hamilton would win the title as even though they would be tied on points they would also be equal on P1s, P2s, P3s, P4s and therefore the title would go down to the most number of fifth placed finishes. And Hamilton's P5 in Brazil would be the one that won him the title
* If Hamilton finishes in the top five, Raikkonen cannot win the title
* If Hamilton finishes sixth, Alonso needs a P2 or better to win
* If Hamilton finishes seventh and Alonso finishes third, Hamilton would win based on a superior number of second placed finishes
* If Hamilton finishes eighth, Alonso needs to finish third to win
* If Hamilton doesn't score any points, Alonso needs a fourth or better to win
* But if Hamilton doesn't score and Alonso finishes fifth, the title goes to Hamilton as he has more second-placed finishes than Alonso
Lewis Hamilton is leading the Championship into the final race by four points over Fernando Alonso and seven over Kimi Raikkonen.
Hamilton, mathematically, stands the best chance of winning the title as all he needs to do is win the race or come second and his two rivals can't take the title away from him.
But if he finishes third or lower, the others can still win the title.
Let's takes a look at title permutations:
* If Hamilton wins or finishes second he is the World Champion
* If Hamilton finishes ahead of Alonso and Raikkonen, no matter the position, he wins the title
* If Raikkonen doesn't finish in the top two he can't win the title
* If Alonso wins, Hamilton has to finish second to win the title
* But if Alonso wins the race and Hamilton is third, the Spaniard retains the crown as even though they would both have 113 points, Alonso would have more wins the Hamilton
* If Hamilton finishes fourth, Alonso must win the race to win the title
* If Hamilton finishes fifth, Alonso also needs to win the race
* But if Hamilton finishes fifth and Alonso finishes second, Hamilton would win the title as even though they would be tied on points they would also be equal on P1s, P2s, P3s, P4s and therefore the title would go down to the most number of fifth placed finishes. And Hamilton's P5 in Brazil would be the one that won him the title
* If Hamilton finishes in the top five, Raikkonen cannot win the title
* If Hamilton finishes sixth, Alonso needs a P2 or better to win
* If Hamilton finishes seventh and Alonso finishes third, Hamilton would win based on a superior number of second placed finishes
* If Hamilton finishes eighth, Alonso needs to finish third to win
* If Hamilton doesn't score any points, Alonso needs a fourth or better to win
* But if Hamilton doesn't score and Alonso finishes fifth, the title goes to Hamilton as he has more second-placed finishes than Alonso
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