In The Driver's Seat

Red Bull shift gears to speed away from Merc

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With Sunday's French Grand Prix triumph, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen now has three wins this season as does Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.

With Sunday's French Grand Prix triumph, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen now has three wins this season as does Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.

PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

There has definitely been a seismic shift in F1's tectonic plates these past three races.
When Max Verstappen and Red Bull won in Monaco, it was no surprise. What was unusual was to see Lewis Hamilton all at sea as his Mercedes lacked the traction to be competitive, a situation compounded by a strategic blunder. Seventh place was humbling.
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