French GP: Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton desperately return when F1 boosts with triple title

Formula 1 2021 will tour France this week with seven laps, all live via Sky Sports F1; Are the “normal” tracks suitable for Mercedes after the Monaco-Baku nightmare? Red Bull leads the world champions by 28 points, while Max Verstappen is four points ahead of Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes has vowed to shift Baku’s anger to a strong result at this weekend’s French GP as the World Cups, in a fierce battle with Red Bull, seek to recover from nine years of the worst stretch of two races.

The charming Formula 1 2021 campaign – in which race matches between Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Mercedes and Red Bull will compete – will be reinforced by this weekend’s race in the South of France on the Paul Ricard track, the first of three Grand Prix races. so many weeks.

Every practice, qualifier and competition is live only on Sky Sports F1.

With so many points scored, the triple title of France, Styria and Austria is crucial for title-seekers, and especially Mercedes, which follows both championships and scored a meager seven points from the street races in Monaco and Baku; their lowest two-race bet since 2012.

Mercedes kept pace with both events, but there were also big mistakes – from operational and strategic misconduct to the dramatic closure of Hamilton in Azerbaijan, where Silver Arrows ended up at zero.

But Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insisted Sky F1: “I have no doubt [we will bounce back].

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Toto Wolff says he can’t call Lewis Hamilton’s mistake a mistake when he failed to break in the first corner after restarting the race at the Azerbaijani GP.

“This is such a strong team. I’m so angry, and we’re going to turn anger into a positive force. We’re warriors and we’ll be back.”

Wolff added: “It hurts for a few days, but we’ll bring our top game to the next race.”

Red Bull now leads the builders ’championship with 28 points thanks to Sergio Perez’s victory in Azerbaijan, while Verstappen is still four points away from Hamilton despite a tough collision.

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Anthony Davidson participated in SkyPad to analyze all the best performances of the dramatic Baku Day after Sergio Perez won the race in front of Vettel and Gasly.

This is because his large shunt led to a red flag and a restart of the race, after which Hamilton made an unknown mistake by waving a ‘magic’ brake clutch and intervening from the first corner, dropping a potential lead to 15th place.

“We’re rebuilding and we’re sure to get stronger,” said Hamilton, who was acquitted by his team.

Do “normal” French GP tracks favor Merc over Red Bull?

Mercedes has every reason to rely on its French GP prospects, as it has comfortably won both races on the Paul Ricard track from its return to the 2018 calendar. It was canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

They also had a faster car than the Red Bull in Portugal and Spain back before the last two street districts, often referred to as “remote” given their unique looks compared to traditional F1 seats.

The French GP is certainly a “more ordinary” track – as Verstappen called it when he acknowledged his regret that he didn’t open a bigger gap for Hamilton in Baku. His lead would have been 15 points if it weren’t for his unfortunate fall.

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Max Verstappen says he had no warning that his tires would explode during the Azerbaijani GP.

“Certainly Mercedes is going to be very strong on normal tracks, they had difficulties in the street circles, but as you can see in Barcelona too, they are very fast,” Verstappen said.

“We have to keep our toes and keep pushing hard because they also have a very good car, even though sometimes they don’t say it. They do.

“It’s just a shame. I wanted to open that opening a little while before we go back to songs like that.”

The French GP is the first part of a three-part title and the first of five races in the seven weeks before the summer break.