The battle for the world title is between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, but for this the battle between Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez is also crucial. At The Race they analyse which of the two will play a bigger role. The power of Bottas Verstappen is at the top of the drivers' standings, but it is Mercedes that leads the constructors' standings. This is mainly due to Bottas, who has managed to create a large gap with his counterpart at Red Bull Racing. Bottas is due to leave Mercedes at the end of the season, but doesn't seem to have lost any of his speed yet. ''Perez has a real taste for wheel-to-wheel battle and doesn’t give an inch in defence, as we saw as recently as Turkey...
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