With Lewis Hamilton already having won the world championship, the main ‘show’ at the Brazilian Grand Prix this Sunday will be to see how much of a challenge young Max Verstappen can give to Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
I back Verstappen for another grand prix win, whether the weather is wet or dry.
It normally does rain in Sao Paulo at this time of year, so let’s expect some fun.
These three are the best performers that Formula One has to offer at this stage, with possibly Fernando Alonso added to that list.
The chasing pack of the ‘Number Twos’ includes the likes of Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas, plus Daniel Ricciardo.
Who else can come near?
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Nico Hulkenburg and Carlos Sainz (both at Renault), Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll (Williams), and maybe even McLaren Honda’s Stoffel Vandoorne could be fighting it out in the top ten.
Excitement is reaching fever pitch on another important racing issue and that is the new rules governing engines for F1 in 2021.
There is already a higher degree of consensus that they should follow the 1.6-litre turbo route as at present but that they should rev 3000rpm higher than at present (ie: 18000 rpm).
This will make for a lot more noise, yet still maintain solid reliability without great expense.
This should result in more horse power, very challenging for the drivers and great for spectators.
Race starts at 6pm on Sunday.
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