F1 | Statistics, in the last ten seasons the title has been awarded at the last race on five occasions

Over the last decade the battle for the championship crown has been decided at the last round of the championship on five occasions.

In 2008 Felipe Massa suffered the most atrocious mockery. In fact, in his home race at Interlagos, the Brazilian was the first to take the checkered flag and as world champion. However, the world championship joy of the then Ferrari driver lasted about 30 seconds, due to the now famous overtaking by Lewis Hamilton on Timo Glock's Toyota which allowed the Englishman to celebrate his first world title.

The Interlagos track was also the protagonist in 2012, with the title contenders named Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. The German from Red Bull, after the initial scare from the contact with Bruno Senna's Williams in the very early stages of the race, which dropped him to the rear, managed to recover to sixth place overall. A position that allowed him to get the better of the Spaniard who finished second behind Jenson Button's McLaren.

In addition to the Paulista track, the Abu Dhabi track was also the scene of world championship disputes in the final phase of the season. Bitter for Ferrari who in 2010 saw their chance of winning the title shipwrecked with Alonso. In 2014 and 2016, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg competed for the championship in the splendid setting of the artificial island of Yas Marina. Triumph for the Englishman in 2014, with revenge for the German two years later.