Lewis Hamilton has extended his lead in the Formula 1 World Championship after his victory in the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. If he was to win … But he is already playing catch-up in this year's standings after team-mate Valtteri Bottas won the opening round.In a normal season of 20-odd races, this would be considered a formality for Hamilton to achieve in 2020 judging by recent history. While there are still 11 races remaining on the 21-race 2019 schedule and a few other drivers who have the potential to win several races, there is no point in denying the inevitable. Lewis Hamilton's first pole position of the new F1 season has given him the perfect chance to properly ignite his challenge for this year's world championship in Sunday's Styrian GP.The scintillating performance means Hamilton has extended his own record tallies for pole positions (89) and front-row starts (146).But there are some even bigger landmarks potentially on the horizon for the six-time world champion this year...The big one. The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on individual Grand Prix results.. Now seven wins to equal, eight wins to surpass, will be a little trickier in a season where there may only be 15 grands prix at best - with one round completed without a win for the Englishman already.Nonetheless, Hamilton has won 51 per cent of the races since the start of 2014 so he could still take the overall record by December.This record still appears certain to fall Hamilton's way this season - maybe even inside the condensed campaign's first two months.The Mercedes driver has secured 17 podiums per year in four of the last five seasons to race up to Schumacher's tally.If you discount the likelihood that Kimi Raikkonen will achieve nine points finishes in an Alfa Romeo before Hamilton manages eight in a Mercedes, then it will be the latter that surpasses Schumacher's tally first before the season is out.Hamilton's fourth place at 2020's Austria season-opener, in fact, means he is on a new record run of 34 consecutive points finishes, dating back to July 2018.
The present system of Formula One World Championship points scoring was adopted in 2010 and has been continuing since.According to this system, the top 10 drivers at the end of each Grand Prix will receive points based on the positions they finished and these points will contribute towards determining both, the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships at the end of the season.The winner receives 25 points (25 Drivers' Championship points as well as 25 Constructors' Championship points) and other drivers receive points according to the following table −In order to receive points, a driver must be classified as a finisher. When could Lewis Hamilton win the F1 world title? However, the Constructors' points go to the respective teams. Lewis Hamilton's first pole position of the new F1 season has given him the perfect chance to properly ignite his challenge for this year's world championship in Sunday's Styrian GP. How can Lewis Hamilton win F1 World Drivers’ Championship at the US Grand Prix? Lewis Hamilton mastered the wet weather in qualifying to finish 1.2 seconds clear of the field in Austria La Liga backs Barca's €700m clause in Messi exit rowFerrari inquest begins after worst result for a decadeLewis Hamilton: The big Formula 1 records on his radar in 2020 1:21 Lewis Hamilton mastered the wet weather in qualifying to finish 1.2 seconds clear of the field in Austria Find out which Formula 1 driver is top of the FIA Formula 1 Drivers Championship on BBC Sport.
The present system of Formula One World Championship points scoring was adopted in 2010 and has been continuing since. Lewis Hamilton will secure his sixth Formula 1 world championship if he outscores Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 12 points in this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix. — Formula 1 (@F1) August 30, 2020 V erstappen ends up closer to Gasly behind him than Bottas in front. Hamilton needs to win eight more points than Sebastian Vettel to clinch the title (AP) What TV channel is it on? With a maximum of 150 points … Sixteen years after Michael Schumacher claimed the final drivers' title of his career, Lewis Hamilton can draw level with the German great by the end of this season.Hamilton won his first title aged 23 with McLaren in 2008 and has gone on to add five in the last six seasons with Mercedes - including the last three in succession. If he does win the championship at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, it will be the third time in a row that he has done so. For this, the driver must have completed 90% of the distance covered by the winner, regardless of whether he completes the race or not.If a race is stopped or cannot be restarted due to difficult weather conditions or any other circumstances, the top 10 finishers will get half the points given in the table, provided the winner has covered 75% of the race distance.If both cars of a team finish in the top 10, they both contribute to the Constructors’ Championship points.If a driver changes teams in between a season, the points he gained with the previous team will still be added to his Drivers' points. Albon on the mediums will need to make a charge through the field here. According to this system, the top 10 drivers at the end of each Grand Prix will receive points based on the positions they finished and these points will contribute towards determining both, the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships at the end of the season. Each race win awards the driver 25 points, so Hamilton is closing in on the title. Should he continue that immaculate sequence, then Hamilton would break the points record at the new Tuscan GP in Mugello on September 13.