London, Oct. 6 (BNA) Lewis Hamilton won his seventh Formula 1 world championship in Turkey last year while Max Verstappen had a race to forget, but this time the title is still wide open and the Dutch driver may be the one to celebrate on Sunday. .
Only two points separate Mercedes championship leader Hamilton from his rival in Red Bull, with six races remaining after Istanbul and the battle ends in failure, Reuters reported.
One mistake, one retirement – be it a mechanical failure or a collision – would be a huge blow at this point in the season, and Hamilton may have to take a fresh engine and a penalty.
Verstappen turned 24 last week and his eighth win of the season would put him back on top after Hamilton, 36, seized the advantage in Russia two weeks ago with his 100th career win.
Verstappen has been in pole position eight times this year versus Hamilton’s three and narrowly missed the top spot in Turkey last year.
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