Max Verstappen has clinched the Formula 1 world drivers' championship with two months remaining in the season for the second straight season.
But the battle for second — between Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton — has the potential to be riveting.
That attempt failed spectacularly, as Hamilton collided with his Mercedes teammate and lost a rear wheel as he went spinning into the gravel.over the weekend in Qatar. Perez failed to finish the mini-race after he was taken out in a three-wide crash that included Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg. What Mercedes has lacked in pace to Red Bull this season it's made up in consistency. Hamilton has started on the front row just once in 2023. He scored the pole for thebut lost the lead heading into the first turn and finished fourth. He has just one second-place finish. And that came all the way back in the
It’s simply impossible to consistently finish well when you’re starting so far back in the field in F1. And while Perez is gaining an average of for positions a race, his average finish of 5.5 is just behind Hamilton. And a big reason why Hamilton has a shot to catch him over the final five races of the season. Especially if Perez can’t consistently figure out how to qualify in the vicinity of his teammate.
Perez may also be racing with some added pressure. While Hamilton’s place at Mercedes is secure through 2025 , Perez’s contract is up at the end of the 2024 season. And Red Bull has a history of making sudden driver changes.
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