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In 2018, the championship saw the introduction of a new cockpit protection device, known as the "halo". In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes finished 84 points ahead of Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing- TAG Heuer in third, 152 points behind Ferrari. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel finished runner-up, 88 points behind Hamilton, with his teammate Kimi Räikkönen finishing third. Hamilton clinched his fifth title at the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, with the team securing its fifth consecutive title at the following race. Hamilton won the World Drivers' Championship title, while his team, Mercedes, secured the World Constructors' Championship title. It was the first time in Formula One history, two quadruple world champions would be competing for a fifth title and the season was billed as the Fight for Five by journalists and fans. The 2018 season saw two four-time World Champions, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, as the main Championship challengers. The season was, for the second consecutive year, a title battle between Mercedes and Ferrari. Drivers and teams competed in twenty-one Grands Prix for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championship titles. Formula One is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars and the 69th running of the Formula One World Championship. Mercedes retained the Constructors' Championship for a fifth consecutive year pictured is the F1 W09 EQ Power+, their car for the 2018 season