Big weekemd for Bottas v2.0 here. Currently 17 points behind Hamilton in the standings, if he can win then he has a great chance against Hamilton over the rest of the season. If he cannot win and Hamilton extends his championship lead to more than a race win then, barring reliability issues, it’s hard to see Bottas come back at Hamilton, especially since Hamilton hasn’t reached his peak performance level yet this year. Ever the one to improve over the course of the year, Hamilton has yet to peak, whereas Bottas may have peaked already.
One to watch with big interest. Giovinazzi and Kubica both need big race weekends as well. Both have been horrendous this year and I cannot see either with a place on the grid in 2020 as things stand.
As for Stroll, well he has been shockingly bad and the only reason he has a race seat has been Daddy and he doesn’t deserve an F1 seat either.
You are obviously certain that Ferrari would drop the ball again. If they do, Bottas would need to do something special to beat Hamilton on his favourite track.
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Max Verstappen ‘wowed’ by Mercedes ‘gold nugget’ in fresh Red Bull exit claim.
“Max would want to put himself in a position where he has the best chance he can to [win].”
17 Jul 2025
Oliver Harden...
Indeed. So good to see a driver and team change a car so much for the better in service.
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