Max Verstappen is entirely comfortable with the task of beating Mercedes in Lewis Hamilton’s own backyard
This weekend’s British Grand Prix is the chance for Red Bull to deliver a potentially knockout blow. At Silverstone on Sunday Max Verstappen and his team could prove they have definitively turned the tables on Mercedes and the defending world champion, Lewis Hamilton.
It has been a long time coming but with all the pieces in place Red Bull are pursuing the Formula One world championship with steely determination. They have not won a title since the turbo-hybrid era began in 2014; Mercedes have won a record seven consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ championships since then, with Hamilton taking six alone. It has been a humbling experience for Red Bull not least because it came after they had enjoyed their own remarkable success with Sebastian Vettel, scoring four drivers’ and constructors’ doubles between 2000 and 2013.
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