Hamilton knocked out Verstappen
Bottas knocked out Verstappen (and Perez)
Verstappen knocked out Hamilton
Perez needs to do his part again Hamilton to make it all equitable
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That alone was a big blow to RB this year. The tire at Baku was costly as well. Really at the end of the day if Merc end up on top it's simply due to some luck on their part and misfortune on RBs part. Overall neither the team strategy calls or the driving has been on par with RB this year except for a few races here and there. RB has been fairly consistent most of the year, with the biggest flaw in the operation seeming to be Perez really.
With the momentum into the final races, Merc looks poised to claw back both titles, but it might not be quite enough.
I hope next years cars end up even closer in performance, and with less spread among the field.
Hamilton was signaling prior to Silverstone about how he was going to be aggressive and not give Verstappen any quarter.
From Damon Hill
Hamilton has always been an aggressive driver when pushed (he just hasn't been pushed lately until this year).Quote:
Lewis Hamilton has inflicted a “psychological dent” in Max Verstappen with his renewed aggression at Silverstone.
“I’ve never seen him do something unsporting in a race particularly. That was about as close as you’ll get to something you’d say ‘that was a little bit over the top’. But it wasn’t, because I’m sitting here going ‘he had to do it’.
Previously Hamilton has said:
The bottom line is Hamilton got the penalty at Silverstone, not Max.Quote:
I drive aggressively because my car is not fast enough at times and I have to push and be aggressive.”
Anytime Hamilton is under pressure - he plays a little dirty. You don't become a world champion for being a choir boy.