History can be made this weekend in Brazil - triumph, and Nico Rosberg will secure himself a first Formula One world championship crown. In fact there are seven ways in which the German can clinch the title at Interlagos, as we detail below...
As the graphic indicates, the title is in Rosberg's hands. With a 19-point margin over Lewis Hamilton heading into Brazil, victory would give the German an unassailable points lead - and therefore the 2016 crown. If that were to happen, he would be only the second son-of-a-past-champion to take the title himself - the only other time this has happened in history was with Graham Hill (champion in 1962 and 1966) and son Damon (champion in 1996).
Rosberg can also win the title if:
He finishes second, and Hamilton is fourth or lower
He finishes third, and Hamilton is sixth or lower
He finishes fourth, and Hamilton is seventh or lower
He finishes fifth, and Hamilton is eighth or lower
He finishes sixth, and Hamilton is ninth or lower
He finishes seventh, and Hamilton finishes outside the top 10
On the flip side, should Hamilton triumph, he would guarantee the title goes down to the wire in Abu Dhabi - which would be the second time in three years that the two men have contested a world championship crown at Yas Marina.
History isn't exactly on Hamilton's side though - the Briton has nine starts in Brazil, but is still yet to win. Conversely Rosberg has won the last two races in the country...
As the graphic indicates, the title is in Rosberg's hands. With a 19-point margin over Lewis Hamilton heading into Brazil, victory would give the German an unassailable points lead - and therefore the 2016 crown. If that were to happen, he would be only the second son-of-a-past-champion to take the title himself - the only other time this has happened in history was with Graham Hill (champion in 1962 and 1966) and son Damon (champion in 1996).
Rosberg can also win the title if:
He finishes second, and Hamilton is fourth or lower
He finishes third, and Hamilton is sixth or lower
He finishes fourth, and Hamilton is seventh or lower
He finishes fifth, and Hamilton is eighth or lower
He finishes sixth, and Hamilton is ninth or lower
He finishes seventh, and Hamilton finishes outside the top 10
On the flip side, should Hamilton triumph, he would guarantee the title goes down to the wire in Abu Dhabi - which would be the second time in three years that the two men have contested a world championship crown at Yas Marina.
History isn't exactly on Hamilton's side though - the Briton has nine starts in Brazil, but is still yet to win. Conversely Rosberg has won the last two races in the country...
(source: f1.com)
