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The Mercedes v Renault v Honda v Ferrari title fight

There's a super-close 2017 title fight brewing between drivers from Mercedes, Renault and Honda, with a Ferrari racer clinging onto their tails - but it's not in Formula 1

Alex Kalinauckas Aug 18, 2017, 10:23 AM

Mercedes, Renault and Honda drivers fighting for the championship, with a Ferrari racer racking up the wins to stay in the title hunt - it's a combination that would make for an epic Formula 1 season.

And that's exactly what is happening two steps down the ladder on the F1 support bill in GP3.

The third-tier series is halfway through its 2017 season and the top six drivers are separated by just 29 points. With 25 points for a race one win and four on offer for pole, that's a gap that can disappear very quickly.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.