• Rapidcreek
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    10 months ago

    If max wins Singapore and Japan he is WDC. It doesn’t matter where Perez finishes. There are not enough points left in the season for him to win the WDC.

    • The_one_and_only@lemmy.ml
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      10 months ago

      I really don’t think so. After Singapore and Japan, there are 6 more races to go (Qatar, Texas, Mexico, Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi). That is 6*(25+1)=156 points.

      There are also 3 sprintraces left, that is another 3*8=24 points, so that means that Max needs a gap of at least 180 points to pull that off.

      A win gives 7 points advantage to second place, if he is unlucky 6 (Perez gets fastest lap). He is currently 145 points ahead. If he extends his lead with 2*7=14 points in those races, he has a lead of 159 points with 180 points still up for grabs, so not WDC just yet.