Lost in the hysteria of this year's Formula 1 Championship battle is the pain Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have brought upon themselves, losing 82 points since Monaco, as Max Verstappen enters the final five races of the season with a 12-point advantage. It all seemed simple from the beginning of 2021, Max Verstappen hunts Lewis Hamilton down on route to an eighth championship. Unfortunately for Lewis, it hasn’t been so easy. Just as Hamilton shut down Ferrari’s advances in 2017 and 2018, it’s become ever so plausible that Verstappen can take down the goliath Mercedes camp essentially single handedly. By the time the Portuguese and Spanish GP rolled around, it seemed all but certain...
Full Story »