Kimi Antonelli heads to the United States Grand Prix in Austin this weekend with the opportunity to claim his first F1 world championship.
The Italian is 102 points clear of team-mate George Russell and 111 clear of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, with the magical number for Antonelli being a lead of 125 points after the weekend, when there will be just five races and 125 points left up for grabs.
For Antonelli to win the title in Austin, he must win the race for his part of the equation. If he does not win the United States GP, he cannot win the title in Austin.
Should Antonelli win, his lead over Russell would grow to 127 points and to 136 over Hamilton.
To keep their hopes alive, Russell would be required to finish eighth or higher and Hamilton fourth or higher if Antonelli wins.
If Antonelli wins, Russell is ninth or worse, and Hamilton is fifth or worse, the title will be Antonelli's - and crown him the youngest champion in F1 history.
If Antonelli's lead is exactly 125 points following the US Grand Prix, he will win the title on countback, as he will hold nine grand prix wins to Russell on three, who could then claim a maximum of eight should the Briton sweep the Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Las Vegas, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi races.
The number of wins is used as the first tiebreaker when championship points are level.
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