Lewis Hamilton without race engineer Peter Bonnington for Mexico-US GPs – Sky Sports, Skysports.com

            World champion to be race engineered by Marcus Dudley, with Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington missing Mexico and USA

Lewis Hamilton will have a different race engineer for the Mexico-USA double header, a fortnight which could see him become a six-time F1 world champion.

Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington, Hamilton’s long-time Mercedes race engineer, is undergoing a medical procedure in the UK and will be absent from the next two events.

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His role will be taken by Marcus Dudley, who is normally Hamilton’s performance engineer. Dom Riefstahl steps into Dudley’s role.

Sunday’s Mexican GP presents Hamilton with a first opportunity to clinch the 2019 title, but the mathematics mean it represents a relative long shot.

He must outscore team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who won last time out in Japan , by 14 points or more – something that has only happened once before this season.

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For Hamilton to be champion at the Mexican GP, ​​the following permutations apply:

• If Hamilton takes victory ( 25 pts) and fastest lap (1pt), he will be champion if Bottas finishes fourth (12 pts) or lower
• If Hamilton takes victory without the fastest lap, he will be champion if Bottas finishes fifth 10 pts (or lower)
• If Hamilton finishes second 18 pts) with the fastest lap (1pt), he will be champion if Bottas finishes eighth (4pts) or lower
• If Hamilton finishes second without the fastest lap, he will be champion if Bottas finishes eighth, without the fastest lap, or lower.
• If Hamilton finishes third 15 PTS) with the fastes t lap (1pt), he will be champion if Bottas finishes ninth (2pts) or lower
• If Hamilton finishes third without the fastest lap, he will be champion if Bottas finishes 10 th or lower without the fastest lap

(But …

• If Hamilton finishes fourth or lower, the title race definitely goes on to the United States GP next week

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