Lewis Hamilton is currently facing an all out war with Max Verstappen for the F1 2021 world championship.  

F1 2021 is not only the first season we've seen in three years where there has been a genuine title fight, but it's the first season where I think Lewis Hamilton is showing that he is starting to panic.  

But why?

Silverstone and Spa.  

Those are two circuits where I think the result could define this year's F1 champion.  Now, you might be thinking that after Austria, the season is pretty much already defined - with Max Verstappen looking increasingly likely to ascend the throne...but is it?

Sergio Perez’s stunning victory at Baku could end up making Max Verstappen world champion by the end of the season.   

Despite Sergio Perez having never really battled Hamilton one-to-one on track for an entire race, he skillfully displayed his ability to defend for much of the Baku Grand Prix.  His predecessors Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon were unable to thrive in that second Red Bull seat in F1.  

So that leads to the question in this video: has Sergio Perez FINALLY broken the curse of the second Red Bull?

Pierre Gasly is a man who has experienced glory and failure in front of the world’s eyes.  

As we all know, Pierre Gasly was dramatically demoted down mid-way through the 2019 season from Red Bull back to Torro Rosso, a decision spearheaded by Helmut Marko, the head of Red Bull’s driver development programme.  

It’s become pretty apparent how the relationship between Pierre Gasly and Red Bull has soured since the senior team lost faith in the future Grand Prix winner.   

Now, the reason I’m focusing on the turbulent relationship Pierre Gasly has with key Red Bull decision makers is because it could lead to a scenario where Pierre Gasly is left without a seat after F1 2021.

Daniel Ricciardo captured everyone’s attention the moment he stepped into a Red Bull F1 car and completely outshone the then reigning 4x world champion, Sebastian Vettel.  

7 wins, 31 podiums, 3 pole positions and 15 fastest laps later, Daniel Ricciardo is one of the most successful drivers on the grid.  But so far, Daniel Ricciardo has not achieved his ultimate ambition of becoming a world champion in F1.   

But is McLaren’s a team who can help Daniel Ricciardo win a world championship? And does Daniel Ricciardo himself still have it in him to become a Formula 1 champion?

The F1 2021 Imola Grand Prix is nearly here. 

So I'm making three predictions about the race based on simply my own logic.   

We know that the Imola Grand Prix is a circuit that will demand a good all-round F1 car. Who will that be for the F1 2021 race? Mercedes or Red Bull?

Valtteri Bottas is now entering his fifth season with Mercedes for F1 2021.  

Another year and another one year contract for Valtteri Bottas to try and once again with a world title with Mercedes.  

Some think that Valtteri Bottas shouldn't be retained after the F1 2021 season is over, given that he has failed to challenge for a title. But having Lewis Hamilton as your team mate isn't exactly something everyone can relate to - so let's be fair to Valtteri Bottas.  

In this podcast we'll look at the case for Valtteri Bottas and the case against him before we make a call on what happens after F1 2021. 

So the Bahrain Grand Prix is over - and like expected - we witnessed a big scrap between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. 

What's clear is that Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are a world beyond all other drivers, and F1 2021 looks like it will be an all out fight for the championship between the two drivers.  

Let's talk about three things we learned from watching Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen fight for the win in Bahrain and what it means for Mercedes and Red Bull ahead of the F1 2021 season.

The F1 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix kicks off this weekend. 

So I'm making three predictions about the race based on simply my own logic.   

We know that the Bahrain Grand Prix was a source of great drama in 2020, do we think we can expect the same in F1 2021?

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