So far, Lewis Hamilton had to fight hard for his title in the 2021 season. It seems that Red Bull has finally released a more powerful car than Mercedes, and the latter are struggling.
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Interestingly, reports surfaced that both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas used different chassis for the races.
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The Finn primarily used the fifth chassis for the races in Bahrain and Imola. Bottas, however, later switched to the 4th Mercedes W12 chassis for Portugal, Spain, Monaco and Baku.
Since the 4th chassis obviously didn’t work for him, the 31-year-old will take over a new chassis. Whether he will now return to the 5th chassis or use a different one remains to be seen.
Bottas used chassis # 5 for Bahrain & Imola – then switched to # 4 for Portugal, Spain, Monaco & Baku and will now switch again before France. # F1
– Jennie Gow (@JennieGow) June 17, 2021
Lewis Hamilton struggles with the same problems in his Mercedes
It’s worth noting that this problem wasn’t limited to Bottas. Apparently Lewis Hamilton also had similar problems and had to change the chassis.
As it turned out, the reigning Formula 1 world champion used chassis # 6 for the first 5 races. However, he opted for the # 3 chassis in Azerbaijan, which obviously didn’t work out well for him.
Now the two Mercedes drivers will swap the chassis again, with Hamilton using the # 4 chassis and Bottas using the # 6 chassis.
Hamilton used chassis # 6 for the first 5 races and switched from # F1 to # 3 for the final race in Baku
– Jennie Gow (@JennieGow) June 17, 2021
Time will tell if these changes make a difference this weekend. The Mercedes team urgently needs a good result to get its championship challenge back on track.
For the first time, the German giants and Lewis Hamilton are behind in the championship.
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Formula 1 F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 6, 2021 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in action during the REUTERS / Anton Vaganov race
Of course, the team wants to get rid of that and regain the lead in the World Cup. The big question is, will they make it in France or will Red Bull continue its good run?
One thing is certain, Max Verstappen will be similarly motivated after his spectacular fall in Baku.
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