Another lead change, if Mercedes don’t bungle it
The championship lead has changed hands thrice in three races and there's every indication that it will do so again at Silverstone, unless of course Mercedes botch another one.
The championship lead has changed hands thrice in three races and there's every indication that it will do so again at Silverstone, unless of course Mercedes botch another one.
一条长达1.8公里米斯特拉尔直,a chicane to break it up, two hairpins to aid overtaking, and a few more straights and kinks - the Paul Ricard circuit has all the ingredients for a good race and that's something F1 needs after back-to-back boring GPs.
The ease at which a driver can crash is matched only by the difficulty in overtaking; that's the challenge of what can be a processional Monaco Grand Prix, or a crazy one.
Max Verstappen has called the Spanish GP a "defining moment" in the season and with a barrage of upgrades coming from all the teams, and an as-close-as-can-be-without-being-called-a-B-spec McLaren on the cards, it may yet be.
Strategies and gambles have defined this year's championship leaving Sebastian Vettel at the top of the Drivers' log, and Lewis Hamilton still chasing his first win of the campaign.
This weekend's Chinese Grand Prix offers Lewis Hamilton the perfect opportunity to end Sebastian Vettel's winning streak before the deficit becomes too great. But first Mercedes need to get it right.
After the bore-fest that was the Australian GP, Formula 1 heads to the Bahrain International Circuit in need of a repeat of the 2017 thriller - although this time Mercedes will want a different result.
Ferrari and McLaren will fight for the win in Melbourne with Mercedes scrapping for the final few points. That's according to the pre-season timesheets - but everyone knows they mean nothing.