Lewis Hamilton v Nico Rosberg: how the title can be won

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Date: 21-23 November Coverage: Live on BBC TV, Radio 5 live and online Race starts: Coverage begins at 12:10 GMT on 23 November. Race at 13:00 GMT. Qualifying starts: 13:00 GMT on 22 November

Following Nico Rosberg's victory in Brazil just 17 points now separate him from championship leader Lewis Hamilton going into the final race of 2014.

In any other Formula 1 season, sixth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 23 November would be enough for Hamilton to clinch his second world title, even if Rosberg won the race.

But with double points available in the last race this season, the situation is more precarious for the British driver:

Title permutations for the final race
Hamilton, 334 points	Rosberg, 317 points
How the Briton can win the title:	How the German can win the title:
Finish ahead of Rosberg	Win the race with Hamilton third or lower
Finish no lower than second if Rosberg wins	Finish second with Hamilton sixth or lower
Finish fifth or better if Rosberg doesn't win	Finish third with Hamilton seventh or lower
Finish sixth or better if Rosberg is not in the top two	Finish fourth with Hamilton ninth or lower
Finish eighth or better if Rosberg misses out on the podium	Finish fifth with Hamilton 10th or lower
Finish ninth or better if Rosberg is fifth	Should Hamilton not score any points, Rosberg still must finish no lower than fifth to overturn the 17-point deficit

Abu Dhabi scoring
Place	Race points
1st	50
2nd	36
3rd	30
4th	24
5th	20
6th	16
7th	12
8th	8
9th	4
10th	2

Jade Christopher Bentley Adams signing off(@jcba)

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