Will Mercedes finally get its act together? Will Ferrari finish? This weekend's British GP is set to be a belter 🏁
We return to the scene of one of the biggest controversies in F1 history this weekend. Wind the clock back 12 months and we witnessed about 30 seconds worth of glorious wheel-to-wheel action between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, before it all came to a head at Copse corner where only one would emerge. It was Hamilton, with Verstappen in the wall and social media has been screaming about it ever since.
Well, word on the street is the championship could get a little spicier at this weekend’s British Grand Prix. The last few races haven’t been kind to Mercedes, as its car seems to be averse to bumpy street circuits with lots of acute corners. But in Spain, the reigning champions were far closer to the pace set by Ferrari and Red Bull, with Hamilton actually showing race-leading speed at some stages.
That’s if Ferrari can hold out an entire race distance, mind. After showing ominous pace at the start of the year, the Italians have made several costly mistakes and have suffered some major reliability issues. Leclerc has retired twice in the past four races due to engine issues, while a strategic blunder at the Monaco GP cost him a likely victory.