F1 World Championship 2020 final result: Verstappen very close to beating Bottas

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13 December 2020 at 17:02

It is almost Christmas and the 2020 Formula 1 season is finally over. In a year that was seriously disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, F1 eventually managed to complete a decent calendar. The title was an easy win for Lewis Hamilton.

Max Verstappen was able to follow Valtteri Bottas well for a long time. Without retirements, there's a strong chance the Dutchman would've beaten Bottas to second-place. Of all the races he did finish, the Dutchman missed out on the podium just once, and with that he ends up only nine points behind the Finn.

Behind that is the title "best of the rest" for Sergio Perez. He did drop out in Abu Dhabi and all his competitors took points, but the lead he had built up with the victory in Bahrain proved enough.

Standings 2020

 DriverPoints
1.Lewis Hamilton347
2.Valtteri Bottas223
3.Max Verstappen214
4.Sergio Perez125
5.Daniel Ricciardo119
6.Carlos Sainz105
7.Alexander Albon105
8.Charles Leclerc98
9.Lando Norris97
10.Pierre Gasly75
11.Lance Stroll75
12.Esteban Ocon62
13.Sebastian Vettel33
14.Danill Kvyat32
15.Nico Hulkenberg10
16.Kimi Raikkonen4
17.Antonio Giovinazzi4
18.George Russell3
19.Romain Grosjean2
20.Kevin Magnussen1
21.Nicholas Latifi0
22.Jack Aitken0
23.Pietro Fittipaldi0