Mercedes ready to wrap up fifth successive title
Only Ferrari can spoil the team’s chance of securing constructors’ championship in Sao Paulo
London — Lewis Hamilton is celebrating his fifth Formula One world championship already and Sunday should see Mercedes catch up with their driver by securing a fifth successive constructors’ title in Brazil. 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 in 2018. Mercedes are 55 points clear of the Italians, with 43 still to be won after Brazil. Despite that, Mercedes are sticking to their time-worn mantra of taking one race at a time and nothing for granted, even if nobody will be surprised to see celebratory T-shirts appear on Sunday. "Our target for this season was to win both championships, not one title or the other, so our mindset is one of unf...
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