Mercedes set for seventh team title and F1 first at Imola

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Lewis Hamilton is closing in on a seventh Formula One championship but his dominant Mercedes team should get there first at Imola on Sunday.

No team has ever won seven constructors' titles in a row but Mercedes may not need another point to make history at an Italian circuit making its return to the calendar for the first time since 2006.

That means Hamilton, winner of a record 92 races with eight victories so far this season, or team mate Valtteri Bottas need finish only fourth for Mercedes to add another title to the sequence even if Red Bull finish one-two. "It's a track with lots of history but one that the Mercedes works team has never raced on before, so there are quite a few unknowns heading into the race weekend," said team boss Toto Wolff.

The novelty of that was slightly diminished by this month's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring also effectively becoming a two-day event when bad weather ruled out any running on the Friday.

 

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