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Ahead of F1’s three-way title shootout in Abu Dhabi, RacingNews365 takes a look at the other times a trio have gone for glory.
For the first time in 15 years, F1 heads to the season-finale with three drivers in with a chance of becoming world drivers’ champion. Lando Norris leads on 408 points, Max Verstappen follows on 396, with Oscar Piastri the other contender on 392. Norris needs a podium finish to become Britain’s 11th world champion. Verstappen must be on the podium to have a chance, and if he wins, Norris must be third. Piastri must finish first or second and hope for the best with Norris at least sixth if he wins. Ahead of the first three-way shootout since 2010, and RacingNews365 looks back at the history of such finales.
In 1950, Juan Manuel Fangio clinched the title at Monza, with Giuseppe Farina winning the race. In 1956, Fangio won his fourth title after a remarkable act of sportsmanship by Peter Collins. In 1959, Jack Brabham secured the championship at Riverside in a three-way battle. The 1964 finale in Mexico saw a Battle of Britain between Surtees, Hill, and Clark, with Clark ultimately prevailing.
