Lewis Hamilton is ODDS-ON favourite to win the F1 drivers championship with one race remaining
LEWIS HAMILTON is the bookies’ odds-on favourite to win a record eighth world championship on Sunday after a chaotic race in Suadi Arabia.
Hamilton and Verstappen are level on points with one race remaining as we are set for a nail-biting finale in Abu Dhabi to cap off what has been a captivating campaign.
The Brit won a controversial race on the exhilarating street circuit in Jeddah after he clashed and traded the lead with Max Verstappen on numerous occasions.
The two title protagonists took their rivalry to another level as Verstappen stormed off the podium before the pair engaged in a war of words after the race.
Hamilton is odds-on at 4/9 with Paddy Power to win the title ahead of Verstappen who is a slightly bigger price at 7/4.
After such a nail-biting season, Hamilton says Verstappen’s driving is over the limit.
Hamilton said: “[Max] is over the limit for sure.
“I’ve avoided collisions on so many occasions with the guy, and I don’t always mind being the one that does that, because you live to fight another day, which I obviously did.
“Then he obviously brake-tested [me], I think to try and get the DRS into the last corner to overtake me again back into Turn 1, so there was a commotion. I thought that I’d lost my wing.”
When asked if he is ready for the final round in Abu Dhabi, Hamilton said: “I’m personally chilled. I feel like I’m in the boxing ring and I’m ready to go.”
F1 driver championship odds – Paddy Power
- Lewis Hamilton 4/9
- Max Verstappen 7/4
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