Lewis Hamilton, who was defeated by Max Verstappen in the Sprint, thinks the Red Bull driver will soon be riding on his rear wing during the Grand Prix due to the “undeniable” speed of the RB19.
In most situations, having the season’s leading finisher start from position six on the grid would offer his rivals an opportunity to compete in a Grand Prix.
Not with Verstappen, at least not given his performance this season.
Lewis Hamilton: Right now, Red Bull’s performance is simply unassailable.
Despite being 0.005 seconds faster than Charles Leclerc in Friday’s qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas, the Red Bull driver was denied the pole position.
Although Mercedes are “a little bit closer,” Hamilton acknowledged that Red Bull’s pace is “just undeniable at the moment” and that they still have a “long way to go to be able to eke the pace that he is doing.”
While Norris believes Verstappen might overtake pole-sitter Leclerc for the lead, he would only hold the lead “until Max comes along.”
“The pace is very good,” he said on Sky F1. “I believe Hamilton will be our rival, and Max will succeed.”
Leclerc believes Verstappen will triumph once more.
The Ferrari driver predicted that the situation will be tight, just as it would be with Lewis and the Mercedes drivers. I anticipate Max to get
The British driver described his lead as “just undeniable at the moment,” adding that despite Mercedes being “a little bit closer,” they still have a “long way to go to be able to eke the pace that he is doing.”
While Norris believes Verstappen might overtake pole-sitter Leclerc for the lead, he would only hold the lead “until Max comes along.”
“The pace is very good,” he said on Sky F1. “I believe Hamilton will be our rival, and Max will succeed.”
Leclerc believes Verstappen will triumph once more.
The Ferrari driver predicted that the situation will be tight, just as it would be with Lewis and the Mercedes drivers. “I anticipate Max to advance and not be very
The pace is there, it’s always been there, but sometimes we appear to be a little inconsistent with our race pace, so I think we need to look at our data and try to understand what we can do better for degradation.
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