Lewis Hamilton's 2019 Formula One season – in pictures

The Mercedes driver secured his sixth drivers' title with a second-place finish at the United States Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton receives the second-place trophy at the Australian Grand Prix in March at Albert Park. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton celebrates his win at the Bahrain Grand Prix . Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in April. Getty Images

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas celebrates next to second-placed Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. AFP

Lewis Hamilton was back at the top of the podium at the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya. AFP

Lewis Hamilton remembers the late Niki Lauda after winning the Monaco Grand Prix in May. AFP

Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in June. AFP

Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the French Grand Prix in Le Castellet. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton finished fifth in the Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring in June. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton celebrates with fans after winning his home British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton finished a distant ninth at the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton was back on top at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Hungaroring. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton finished second at the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton came in third at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton had to contend with a fourth-place finish in Singapore in September. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton was third at the Japanese Grand Prix. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Grand Prix but had to wait for his F1 world title. AFP

A second-place finish at the United States Grand secured Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton a sixth F1 world drivers' title. AFP

Lewis Hamilton may not have finished on the top step of the podium, but second place at the United States Grand Prix proved enough to secure the 2019 Formula One drivers' title on Sunday.

It is the sixth F1 title of the Englishman's career, leaving him one shy of Michael Schumacher's record.

Hamilton secured the title with two races to spare – in Brazil next week before touching down in the UAE for the season-ending Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the weekend of November 29-December 1.

Above is a photo gallery of the Mercedes driver's season so far.

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