Bojan Vrbnjak
We’ve gotten used to it in recent years Mercedes fun at winning championship titles - so racing feces design. Because silver arrows from year 2014 onwards, ie since the introduction hybrid technologies, win one title after another. This year is already waiting for them sixth party in a row. For after a double victory in Russia, the responsible teams can already start planning a big party. For the race v Suzuki they can already put the champagne in the cold and prepare t-shirts for the sixth title. Because silver arrows can be on Japan they win both titles on their own.
V design championship they have at that time 162 points advantage over the only remaining competitor from Maranella. With an extra point for the fastest lap race, one team can win maximums in each race 44 points. To achieve an elusive advantage, he must Mercedes after the race on Japan increase its point advantage to a minimum 176 points. The easiest way to compare with Ferrari increase their advantage by additional 14 points, would be another double win. Lewis Hamilton in Valtteri Bottas they have already won this season eight double wins. Possibility to repeat this in Suzuki, is calculated at 50 percent.
Also in racing championship can Mercedes he wins the title on his own. With an extra point for the fastest lap of the race, the racer can win the maximum in each race 26 points. To shake off rivals, you should Lewis Hamilton before the last four races of the season - after Suzuki therefore - to have an advantage 104 points. Charles Leclerc (+ 107), Max Verstappen (+110) in Sebastian Vettel (+128) are already in this area at this time.
That means Hamilton has to race for GP of Japan in the goal to bring only in front of their competitors from Ferrari in Red Bull Racing. His teammate Valtteria Bottas (+73) Hamilton on the race v Suzuki he will not yet be able to leave enough behind to be able to celebrate his own sixth title already in Japan. But to the team boss To Toto Wolff it probably doesn’t matter which of the two racers wins the title - and when of course.
