After that season of maximum equality and suffering Until the final corner on the pulse, when Lewis Hamilton was crowned for the first time in 2021, Max Verstappen will finish the championship much calmer this year. This is bad news for Formula 1 and fans, but the Dutch driver’s dominance over the last few races has boosted his overall standings (116 points with Charles Leclerc) and Max could be declared champion early on in Singapore. It’s coming Sunday, October 2nd.
The mathematical probabilities that Verstappen will secure the title with five Grand Prix until the end of the season in the Asian race, which is seventeenth in the 2022 calendar, quite far, but they exist. If he wins the race with the fastest lap and Leclerc finishes eighth or worse, the Red Bull driver will hold the crown. And if he wins without the fastest lap, Leclerc would have to finish ninth or worse for the numbers to be in Max’s favour.
And all this, without forgetting at this point there are other pilots who have mathematical options to become champions, Sergio Pérez will be third in the dispute and no one doubts he will have team orders if needed. In any case, the F1 website takes into account the Mexican in their calculations and points out that for Max to be champion, Singapore must be first with the fastest lap, Leclerc must be eighth or worse, and Perez fourth or worse. The other option would be to win without the fastest lap, Leclerc ninth or worse and Pérez fourth or worse without fastest lap.
race to race
Verstappen seems easier to win in Japanat Honda’s house. Regardless, the only thing certain is that the Dutchman won’t be able to break the 2002 French title-winning Michael Schumacher record with six races left and nearly double his Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello in points.
“I don’t think much about the World Championship, I just want to have a positive weekend and go from race to race, I’m in no rush.“Verstappen assures him that Singapore is aware that if they risk more than they should this weekend on a difficult circuit, they will lose more than win: “Overall, it’s a tough circuit, the humidity is tough for them. body and making a perfect lap is very difficult. The curves are too tight and the walls too close. We haven’t visited Singapore for a while so it will be interesting to see how the track evolves. We will have to be prepared for anything with safety cars during the race.”