On the 20th lap of this weekends 2021 Austrian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton passed Lando Norris for second position in the race. Yet, it was not a change in position on merit, Norris simply relinquished. The love-in continued as Hamilton said to his team on the radio: “He’s such a great driver”. Of course Hamilton would feel that way. On a weekend where the question of “why don’t we just let them race?” has becomes a hot topic, it just does not seem to be in the gladiatorial spirit that Formula 1 is steeped in to be coughing up second step on the podium out of what only could have been respect. In 2021 McLaren have followed the performance gain curve of their 2020 season and...
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