F1 2018: Predicted winner for each of the final 6 races of the season

Modified Sep 28, 2018 06:17 GMT

Hamilton (left) has won seven races this year, two more than Vettel (right)

With six races still left in this year's F1 calendar, Mercedes driver and reigning World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, leads the World Driver's Championship over Scuderia Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by 40 points.

As the Formula 1 circus is heading towards the Russian Grand Prix, which will be held at the Sochi Autodrom next Sunday at 4.40 pm Indian Standard Time,

Here we are going to predict the Grand Prix Winner for the upcoming six races to end the 2018 campaign of Motorsport's pinnacle.

Russian Grand Prix

Vettel took Pole Position at Sochi in 2017 and finished the race in second place

The Russian Grand Prix will take place on 30 September in the Sochi Autodrom where Lewis Hamilton will start the race with 40 points lead over Sebastian Vettel. The British driver has won two out of the four races disputed on Russian soil, as well as his team, Mercedes, who won all four races to date. But the pressure will all be on Vettel and Ferrari after two bad races at Italy and Singapore, where they were the favorites.

I expect Vettel to control the pressure and score his much-needed sixth win of the year.

Predicted winner at Russia: Sebastian Vettel

F1 Grand Prix of Russia - Previews

Japanese Grand Prix

Vettel has won four times at Suzuka, but he has not done it with Ferrari

The 2018 Japanese Grand Prix will be held at the famous Suzuka circuit on the 7th of October at 10.40 am Indian Standard Time. As always, there can be a dramatic race there and a tough battle between Vettel and Hamilton as well as Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who finished second last year behind Hamilton.

Vettel knows how to dominate in Japan, where he won four races with Red Bull (2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013, and has four Pole Positions to his name. He would be in need of another strong finish at Japan and he might close his gap with Hamilton.

Predicted winner at Japan: Sebastian Vettel

Vettel at Singapore

USA Grand Prix

Hamilton has won five of the six races held in the Circuit of the Americas

The USA Grand Prix will be held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, where Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton has won the last four races in a row. Ferrari expects to be competitive to put pressure on both championships (drivers and constructors), while Red Bull would be aiming for a strong race.

Hamilton won last year ahead of Vettel and his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen.

Predicted winner at the USA: Lewis Hamilton

F1 Grand Prix of USA

Mexican Grand Prix

F1 Grand Prix of Mexico

The Mexican Grand Prix will be held in the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez and it is the home race for Force India driver Sergio Perez.

At Mexico, where Verstappen took a solid win last year and Hamilton was crowned as a four-time champion, we can expect a battle between the top three teams for the victory. Ferrari has not won in Mexico since its return to the calendar in 2015.

Mercedes took victories in 2015 and 2016 with Nico Rosberg and Hamilton, respectively, while Verstappen gave Red Bull the win last year. Vettel was on Pole last season and lost his position at the start and crashed into Hamilton's Mercedes, heavily compromising his race.

Predicted winner at Mexico: Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton sealed his fourth world title in Mexico last year

Brazilian Grand Prix

F1 Grand Prix of Brazil

The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix will be held at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. As we all know, the race at Sao Paulo it's close to the end of the season for many years. There's always excitement at Brazil due to the changing weather conditions, particularly if the WDC is still alive, the race can provide many emotions.

The top three teams might be very equaled for this Grand Prix. Red Bull should take its chances of a victory and maximise them. Vettel took home the victory last year in front of Valtteri Bottas and Raikkonen. Mercedes has won at Brazil three of the last four races and has scored four poles in a row.

Predicted winner at Brazil: Max Verstappen

F1 Grand Prix of Brazil

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

The title race has been decided at Abu Dhabi in 2010 and 2014. Particularly, the two drivers involved in the current title hunt were the two champions crowned under the lights of Abu Dhabi: Vettel's first championship in 2010 with Red Bull and Hamilton's first title with Mercedes in 2014 (his second overall).

Last season, Mercedes continued its hybrid-era dominance at Abu Dhabi with Bottas taking his third win of 2017, ahead of Hamilton. Mercedes has won the last four races at Abu Dhabi with pretty convincing pace. Ferrari has not won in Abu Dhabi since the Grand Prix entered the calendar in 2009 and had a heartbreak in 2010 when Fernando Alonso lose the championship at Vettel's hands.

Vettel should take his chances and give Ferrari its first victory at Abu Dhabi, that certainly would help his title chances.