(Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton received a loopy, twice-halted Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday to ship the Formula One world championship right into a winner-takes-all ultimate showdown with the Mercedes driver and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen degree on factors.
On a chaotic evening in Jeddah, the race took virtually as many twists and turns because the rollercoaster season with crashes, security vehicles, pink flags, claims of soiled driving, penalties, collisions and indignant exchanges with race director Michael Masi.
Seven-times world champion Hamilton took the bonus level for quickest lap to degree with Verstappen on 369.5 factors after 20 races.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, enhancing by Christian Radnedge)
