Re: [2021] Formula 1
Something more to add.
Max won despite he didn't hit Hamilton on turn 1.
Perhaps he finally learn that to win a race he first has to finish. He might have lose out a position to Hamilton by yielding there, but his Red Bull crew are second to none, their top notch strategy planning got him back to the lead without much trouble. Maybe this will be the new Max, he finally learn something, instead of focusing on battles, he focus on the war.
He has the faster car all day, once the pit stops started he isn't stuck behind Hamilton anymore and he can run in clean air to lay down quick laps after laps. and after the final rounds of pit stops he has a good 8 seconds lead with 19 laps to go that he can relax a bit and baby the tires for a while to defend against Hamilton at the end, which he did so perfectly, He didn't panicked in the closing stage and used up his tires for nothing. He had been saving them until Hamilton got to around 2 second behind and only then he finally start pushing. Even then he didn't even have to go 100%, just barely fast enough to keep a nice gap. A very good way to save his engine for the rest of the season. Hamilton never got close enough to mount a challenge at all.
Apart from one track limit infraction today, Max drove a picture perfect race. A stroll in the park so to speak.
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