Did you see the replay of the restart? The one where Lewis went from leading to losing? Me neither...
Also indicates yet again how important a good 2nd driver in a team is. Without the perfomance of Checo Lewis was in 1st place already.
Congrats to Perez! This race was crazy, I need a nap! As I said before, 2018 was the best year I seen Hamilton drive, when he was trailing Vettel in points. It's hard for even him to duplicate that year.
The PU is lacking also in Q, just becomes more evident in a long race. All hopes have been in 2022 since last year, not being on a back foot in engine power is the biggest goal. Hopefully after 2 years of suffering the red cars aren't a joke on straights ever again.
Updated Constructors' standings: 1. Red Bull - 174 pts 2. Mercedes - 148 pts 3. Ferrari - 94 pts 4. McLaren - 92 pts 5. AlphaTauri - 39 pts 6. Aston Martin - 37 pts 7. Alpine - 25 pts 8. Alfa Romeo - 2pts 9. Haas - 0 pts 10. Williams - 0 pts Updated Drivers' championship standings: 1. Verstappen - 105 pts 2. Hamilton - 101 pts 3. Perez - 69 pts 4. Norris - 66 pts 5. Leclerc - 52 pts 6. Bottas - 47 pts 7. Sainz - 42 pts 8. Gasly - 31 pts 9. Vettel - 28 pts 10. Ricciardo - 26 pts
he gave away a big opportunity to gain points, but from a WDC standpoint there is some justice in the way things ended. Nothing lost or gained for the top two protagonists today, battle continues in France.
The last time both Mercedes cars finished the race but failed to score a single point was the 2012 United States Grand Prix, Vettel came second in that one too.