Lando Norris is favorite to win his maiden Formulation 1 world title however Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can steal the championship at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, so how can all three drivers do it?
F1 Drivers’ Championship
After technique drama in Qatar, Norris is 12 factors forward of Verstappen and 16 factors in entrance of McLaren team-mate Piastri with 25 factors for a win in Sunday’s race on the Yas Marina Circuit.
How Norris can win the title
For Norris, the equation is easy – if he’s on the rostrum in Abu Dhabi, he’s world champion it doesn’t matter what his title rivals do.
Ought to the British driver end fourth although, like he did in Qatar, he would wish Verstappen to not win the race.
If Norris retires, or fails to attain any factors, he would wish Verstappen to be outdoors of the rostrum locations and Piastri in third or decrease.
How Verstappen can win the title
Verstappen have to be on the rostrum to have any likelihood of profitable a record-equalling fifth consecutive drivers’ title – an accolade held by Michael Schumacher throughout his time at Ferrari.
The Dutchman, who received a controversial title decider in 2021 in opposition to Lewis Hamilton, realistically must win and hope Norris isn’t on the rostrum.
How Piastri can win the title
Piastri should end within the high two to have any likelihood of claiming a primary world title. Even with victory although, he wants team-mate Norris to be sixth or decrease.
Ought to Piastri end second, the Australian would depend on Norris being tenth or decrease plus Verstappen not being on the rostrum.
What occurs if the highest two are tied on factors?
This might occur in fact. For instance, if Piastri doesn’t win, Verstappen finishes second and Norris is seventh – the latter two could be tied on 414 factors.
We might then go to countback which implies who has essentially the most variety of wins in 2025. Remarkably, Norris, Verstappen and Piastri all have seven victories this season.
Meaning we then have a look at second locations and Norris is forward right here with eight second locations in comparison with Verstappen on six (together with the one in Abu Dhabi on this situation), whereas Piastri has 4.
In any situation the place Norris is tied along with his title rivals, he’ll come out on high.
It’s unimaginable for Verstappen and Piastri to be tied on factors if they’re the highest two within the championship.
What number of instances has the championship chief not received?
This would be the thirty second event the F1 Drivers’ Championship has gone right down to the final race within the sport’s 75-year historical past.
Nevertheless, solely 9 of these instances has seen the championship chief going into that race not win the title – Sebastian Vettel in 2010 was the final driver to do this when he overturned a 15-point deficit to Fernando Alonso, having been third within the standings too.
When is the championship trophy given?
The Drivers’ Championship is definitely handed out on the FIA Prize Gala, slightly than the season-finale in Abu Dhabi. That is the case with the Constructors’ Championship too, which was received by McLaren in October’s Singapore Grand Prix.
This yr’s FIA Prize Gala takes place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on December 12.
Max Verstappen with the Drivers’ Championship trophy in 2024
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