Mercedes are hoping to bounce back ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix as the Championship rivalry intensifies ahead of triple header
36-year-old English driver Lewis Hamilton is looking to regain the top spot in the driver’s Championship where he has been majority of his career.
Lewis Hamilton Chases Max Verstappenย
The seven time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has nowhere to go but only up. Like the tattoo on his shoulder and the moto of his life ‘ Still I Rise’ which is engraved at the back of his helmet, he is only 4 points behind Max Verstappen who is having an amazing season with Red Bull.
Veteran of the motorsports world, Mercedes trail Red Bull by 26 points in the Constructor’s Championship. With 17 races to go, this season will definitely be a nail biter for the fans.
Max Verstappen Holds The Edge In F1 2021
24-year-old Max Verstappen has pushed his car, his rivals and the sport’s record books to the limit this season.
F1’s youngest race winner at the age of 18 years and 228 days- with an optimistic, agrresive but composed drive on debut for Red Bull in Barcelona 2016.
Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen In The Canadian Grand Prix
He leads Hamilton with a narrow margin of 4 points as both the drivers faced disappointment in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. At the end of lap 46, Verstappen’s Pirelli tyres blew out, spearing him sharply into the wall and out of the race in which he was leading with just 5 laps to go.
He provided Lewis Hamilton with a glorious opportunity to close the gap in the driver’s Championship, but he also failed as the reace red-flagged, at the restart, Hamilton was in the lead from P2, but continuous pressure from Sergio Perez forced him into making a mistake at turn 1.
Both the drivers were out of the race as Sergio Perez benefiting from the mistake won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with ease scoring crucial points for Red Bull.
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Red Bull will try to increase the gap between them and Mercedes with a good result at French Grand Prix.
Mercedes will hope to bounce back from their worst two-race stretch in nine years. With points up for grabs, the France-Styria-Austria triple header is crucial for both the teams and particularly Mercedes. They require strong results from all the races in order to snatch the Championship title from Red Bull who are in a strong position.