Lewis Hamilton is celebrating his fifth Formula 1 world championship already and Sunday should see Mercedes catch up with their driver by securing a fifth successive constructors’ title in Brazil and make it ten titles in five years. Only Ferrari have enjoyed such a previous run, with six in succession between 1999 and 2004, and Sebastian Vettel and teammate Kimi Raikkonen are the only ones who can delay the seemingly inevitable. For Mercedes to be denied at Sao Paulo’s atmospheric Interlagos circuit, Ferrari will have to score 13 points more than Mercedes — a feat they have managed only twice in 19 races so far this year. Mercedes are 55 points clear of the Italians, with 43 still...
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