Is it the end of an era for Mercedes ?
F1’s best season in years where the title battle is closer than ever, between two manufactures that makes another value to this season (MERCEDES and REDBULL) which is in fact 2 battles at one, and what makes it exciting, is only 2 races are left, and the 2021 Formula 1 title could determined at the SAUDI ARABIA GP this Sunday at 5:30pm GMT.
The young MAX VERSTAPPEN and the 7th times world Champion LEWIS HAMILTON, are having a battle since the first race in the calendar, where the Dutchman showed his potential very early, the thing that was surprising, while MERCEDES’ car problems started to show up successively, when REDBULL took the advantage, knowing that MERCEDES struggles won’t last for a long time, just to the germane constructor showed up his usual strength, just to get back in the competition.
Here are the constructors standing with just 2 races lefts:
POS |
Team |
PTS |
|
1 |
MERCEDES |
546.5 |
|
2 |
RED BULL RACING HONDA |
541.5 |
|
While the drivers standings, has a battle, the least we can say about it is that it’s on FIIIRE with just an 8 points Gap:
POS |
DRIVER |
NATIONALITY |
CAR |
PTS |
1 |
MAX VERSTAPPEN |
NED |
REDBULL RACING HONDA |
351.5 |
2 |
LEWIS HAMILTON |
GBR |
MERCEDES |
343.5 |
HAMILTON has announced in a lot of occasions that he’s going to fight till the last lap, having a new engine that influenced on his performance to win the BRAZIL GP the thing that will push him to make perfect timing in qualifying, and the race so far, but VERSTAPPENS lead means that winning the SAUDI ARABIA GP would boost his chances before racing the ABU DHABI finale.
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VERSTAPPEN: “of course I know it’s going to be difficult to the end but I think that’s nice, it keeps it exciting.”
“I would of course have liked to make it a bigger gap, but when you don’t have the pace, it’s impossible to do that, so we’ll just try to be better, and come back strong, especially in Saudi on the street track, and then we’ll see in Abu Dhabi.”
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HAMILTON: “I’m loving it. I love the close battle, the pressure, the demands it puts on you and the whole team.”
“So I thoroughly enjoyed it but these next two races need even better performance, so we’ll be bringing our ‘triple A’ game for those ones.”
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Constructors battle/
On the other hand of the battle of MAX VERSTAPPEN and HAMILTON, this won’t hide the fact that its going to make a pressure and a huge influence on the two cars manufactures with MERCEDES currently holding just a five-point advantage over REDBULL.
If VERSTAPPEN and his team mate PEREZ could finish top of the MERCEDES’ HAMILTON and BOTTAS, at the SAUD ARABIA GP, going to change the constructors standing and increase the rivalry before the Abu Dhabi finale, and probably will be able to finally end the MERCEDES’ domination on the hybrid era.
While TOTO WOLF; Mercedes team principal, believes Lewis Hamilton’s dominant win in Qatar bodes well for the last two races of the season in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
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