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Drivers championship standings: Hamilton takes the title, Verstappen nears Bottas
- GPblog.com
Lewis Hamilton has won the world championship in Turkey for the seventh time. Because his lead over Valtteri Bottas is now 110 points and there are only 78 points left to collect this season, the Brit has an unbridgeable lead. Because of Bottas' bad weekend, Max Verstappen is closer to second place.
With his victory in Istanbul, Hamilton has brilliantly won his championship. However, Bottas did not manage to win a single point in a dramatic race. As a result, Verstappen, who himself scored eight points, came to 27 points from Bottas. This does not mean that a second place in the final championship has yet to be lost.
Exciting battle for P4
Behind Verstappen, it will be very exciting for fourth place in the championship. The Dutchman doesn't have to expect any more threats and the drivers will therefore mainly fight each other for that fourth place. Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo are four points apart and behind them, Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris and Alexander Albon are five points apart. Enough to fight for with three races to go.
Full score after the GP of Turkey:
1. Lewis Hamilton - 307 points
2. Valtteri Bottas - 197 points
3. Max Verstappen - 170 points
4. Sergio Perez - 100 points
5. Charles Leclerc - 97 points
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 96 points
7. Carlos Sainz - 75 points
8. Lando Norris - 74 points
9. Alexander Albon - 70 points
10. Pierre Gasly - 63 points
11. Lance Stroll - 59 points
12. Esteban Ocon - 40 points
13. Sebastian Vettel - 33 points
14. Daniil Kvyat - 26 points
15. Nico Hulkenberg - 10 points
16. Kimi Raikkonen - 4 points
17. Antonio Giovinazzi - 4 points
18. Romain Grosjean - 2 points
19. Kevin Magnussen - 1 point
20. Nicholas Latifi - 0 points
21. George Russell - 0 points