Hamilton is back ahead of Verstappen, left, in the drivers’ championship — but nothing is yet decidedAs Formula One heads into the summer break and mandatory two-week shutdown, there is a sense that the Hungarian Grand Prix perfectly summed up in one race the first half the season: that anything is possible — carnage and disorder, unpredictable, wheel-to-wheel battles, and the focus on Red Bull v Mercedes. For seven years Mercedes have enjoyed almost total dominance. Ferrari flirted with being a challenger but never really pulled it off and now Red Bull have stepped forward in an attempt to knock the Silver Arrows off their perch, and it has made for 11 thrilling races. SponsoredIn the opening four rounds Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen fought wheel-to-wheel, with the Englishman winning three of the four races. It was, then, easy to think

Source: The Times August 02, 2021 16:02 UTC