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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 24, 2021 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads into the first corner at the start of the race ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 24, 2021 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads into the first corner at the start of the race ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen REUTERS/Mike Blake
As the title battle enters its decisive period, the question remains: who is winning? The answer remains unsure, even regarding who has the advantage, if any. Verstappen with the points lead or Hamilton with the W12? Regardless, Red Bull boss Helmut Marko stays away from the stats.
As expected, everyone has questions surrounding the climax of the season. As a result, many storylines have been drawn regarding who could take the title. Helmut Marko doesn’t wish to look at unnecessary numbers. “Stay away from me, otherwise I expect Max to have already lost more than 50 points due to failures through no fault of his own.”
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Formula One F1 – British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain – July 18, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads at the start of the race ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
Referencing Verstappen’s three DNF’s this season, if statistics are in the discussion, Verstappen could have had a more comfortable lead. With a tire blowout in Baku, the crash in Silverstone and the collision in Monza; Verstappen had a fighting chance for victory in these races.
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However, despite Verstappen’s brilliant form, does Red Bull have to be worried?
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Mercedes has already fired a warning at their rivals. Toto Wolff had said, “The car has been performing well recently and is probably in the best place it has been all season, with the drivers confident to push it to the limit. That’s encouraging for the final races and gives us strong momentum to take forward.”
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On the other side, stood Christian Horner. “Fighting for two world championships is exactly what we’ve worked hard for. We’re going into the last few races and it’s extremely close… in previous years we’d have bitten your arm off to be in this position at this point in the championship.”
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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 24, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the race with second place Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Brian Snyder
With Hamilton eight points behind his challenger and Mercedes five points ahead of Red Bull- this is as close as it gets.
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Regardless of the result, it will be a historical two races to come. As we witness what has been arguably one of the best seasons in the last decade come to an end, it will be nothing short of phenomenal.
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