Can Lewis Hamilton win the F1 drivers title in Mexico and how many times has the Brit won the world championship?

F1 heads to Mexico next with just four races of the season left. And Lewis Hamilton is in the home straight as he bids to win another drivers’ championship title. Can Hamilton win the drivers’ title in Mexico? Japan saw the Constructors’ title secured by Mercedes, while also ensuring a Silver Arrows driver will take […]

F1 heads to Mexico next with just four races of the season left.

And Lewis Hamilton is in the home straight as he bids to win another drivers’ championship title.

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Can Hamilton win the drivers’ title in Mexico?

Japan saw the Constructors’ title secured by Mercedes, while also ensuring a Silver Arrows driver will take home the individual crown.

Valtteri Bottas’ win and Hamilton’s third place finish in Suzuka meant they will battle it out for the championship as the German manufacturers claim a sixth successive double.

The British star still leads by 64 points from his Finnish teammate with 104 to race for – and holds the advantage should they draw level at the end of the season as he has won more races (nine to three with four to go)

If Hamilton wins in Mexico, he only needs Bottas to finish fifth or lower – even if the Finn gets the bonus point.

Should the Brit only manage second, he can win if Bottas finishes seventh without the bonus point or lower.

Lastly, Hamilton can still claim the title with a third at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – but his teammate would have to finish outside the top ten.

How many world titles does Hamilton have?

Lewis Hamilton has amassed quite a career in Formula One, notching up his first title all the way back in 2008 while still at McLaren.

Yet, since joining Mercedes, it has been raining success for the Brit – winning the World Championship in four of the last five seasons.

Victory this year would earn him a sixth title, putting him just one behind record holder Michael Schumacher.