With just two races to go, the fight for the championship could not have been more exciting. As Alonso noted last week both the title contenders have made errors and lost a lot of points. The leader has managed just 84 points this season, far less than what were seen in the previous seasons.
However, Hamilton can wrap it up this this in China. To do so, he must extend his current 5 point lead to more than 10 points over Massa. Mathematically even Kubica is in reckoning, but given the car and his rivals, his chances are pretty slim.
So, these are the equations for Hamilton to pip Massa – he must out score Massa by atleast 6 points and concede no more than 2 points to Kubica, which can be done in three ways -
- Win with Massa finishing no higher than 5th.
- Finish 2nd with Massa no higher than 7th.
- Finish 3rd with Massa failing to score and Kubica not winning.
But once again, this is Hamilton we are talking about. Last year he held a 17 point advantage over Kimi and went on to lose the championship battle. Last race he again displayed that pressure is getting to him.
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