How the Formula One title will be decided

October 29, 2008 10:41 IST

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Felipe Massa will battle for the Formula One title in Brazil this weekend.

The following details what each driver needs to do to become champion.

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HAMILTON will be Formula One's youngest champion at the age of 23 if...

-- Massa fails to finish in the top two.

-- he finishes fifth or higher, regardless of Massa's placing.

-- he finishes sixth or seventh and Massa does not win.

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MASSA will be Brazil's first champion since the late Ayrton Senna in 1991 if...

-- he wins and Hamilton finishes sixth or lower. If Hamilton finishes sixth with Massa winning, the two would be level on 97 points but Massa would be champion 6-5 on race wins.

-- he finishes second and Hamilton is eighth. The two would be level on 95 points but Massa would win 3-2 on second places.

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