The Silver Arrows are struggling to extract the maximum amount of pace from their car and so far have failed to eradicate porpoising. Just two races in, Hamilton is already well off the pace in the title race, but former F1 driver Pedro De la Rosa thinks the Brit will turn into the Verstappen of last year in order to catch up.
“At one point Lewis and Mercedes will come back for sure, how will Max race against this. It will be different. Then Lewis will be last year’s Max,” the Spaniard told the F1 Nation Podcast. “He will be super aggressive towards Max, where Verstappen will think more about the championship. It will be a different Max.
“I don’t think that Max only drives differently against Leclerc because they have been karting with each other.” In 2021 the Dutchman raced very aggressively with Hamilton as he endeavored to defeat him for the world title.
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