Three races in and against pre-season predictions, it is Lewis Hamilton who leads Max Verstappen by eight points arriving at the fourth leg of the championship. Wins last Sunday in Portugal and in the opener in Bahrain leave the seven-time champion in his customary habitat at the top of the F1 drivers' tree. Hamilton is seeking his fifth consecutive win in Catalonia, with three of his last four victories delivered from pole. The Dutch driver seems to have his eye on the bigger picture, as F1's managing director Ross Brawn pointed out. "It's clear that Max Verstappen is approaching this championship in a different way because he finally has a title-winning car," said Brawn.

Source: The Hindu May 06, 2021 16:53 UTC