This week F1 is at the American Grand Prix, two years later! Many of the drivers on the F1 field, although not from the United States, are more or less interested in American culture. This COTA circuit in Austin, USA, is one of the most beloved tracks for drivers!
Currently in the final part of the season, plus this game will have only a total of six matches left. This year's season is more competitive than in previous years and can be called the most exciting season since the turbo hybrid regulations were introduced. Not only is there competition in the annual standings, but there are many important points to focus on.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Verstappen and Hamilton white-hot championship battle! </h1>
The biggest highlight of this year's season is the on-field struggle between Verstappen and Hamilton! This is the smallest championship battle since 2016, and if you exclude intra-team competition, you have to look back to the 2012 season to have such a tight score.
At present, the gap between the two drivers is only 6 points, verstappen has the advantage, and the exchange of champions and runners-up in any race may equalize the gap. Looking at the track characteristics of the next six races on the book, it seems that both cars will have three more advantageous tracks, which is more indicative of the fierceness of the competition. Of course, the characteristics of the track are only on paper, or we have to look at the two drivers' on-the-spot performance, the adjustment strength of the two teams, and the help intensity of the two drivers' teammates.
Every subsequent race has a lot to watch, from the characteristics of the track to estimate, off-court political wrestling, hot blood on the field, whether the center of the teammates is the focus or not! I am very much looking forward to seeing if the red bull team's strategic application can start to work after Red Bull's Perez regains his lost strength. I am also looking forward to whether mercedes-Benz Bottas will still be obedient as usual after not having the shackles of the future contract.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > The competition between the two fierce rivals of McLaren V.S Ferrari continues to burn! </h1>
In the following races, not only the competition for the annual standings is gripping, but also the competition for team points continues! Aside from The Red Bull and Mercedes-Benz, which are ahead, their team points race is greatly linked to the drivers' points race, and McLaren and Ferrari, who are in third and fourth place, are also in full swing!
McLaren's factory rivalry with Ferrari has been in place since the start of the season. While McLaren showed great strength in Monza, Italy, and Sochi, Russia, Ferrari also rebounded in Turkey due to the upgrade of the new power unit kit. There is currently only a 7.5-point gap between the two teams!
The two factory teams can't say that the car this year is the best, and the fact that they can't challenge the first two factory teams is in front of them. But because McLaren's competition with Ferrari is very difficult to evaluate, it seems to have become one of the highlights of this season. As the two teams entered this week's Grand Prix, they had no way of knowing if their cars were competitive or not, and only by the main race could they really know the answer!
With so many wonderful aspects of this year, the audience definitely does not want to see who decides who will fall for the annual points war award because of the durability of the vehicle. But the car was brutal, so we had to keep watching what direction the whole race would go.