“The mechanics have the hardest time. Long days, short nights, stress and grueling working conditions. Plus: always hassle with PCR tests and apps that you as an F1 follower have to download to be able to move freely in a country for a few days. “The tension is rising to boiling point. Both world titles are still at stake. Lewis versus Max, but also the World Championship for constructors. High tension.”
Are tempers still heated among the ruffs?
Verstappen and Hamilton are working with their teams towards an unprecedented denouement. Things were already running high last Sunday, how is it going towards the last race?
“The storm has abated a little bit, but that is temporary. The battle is deep. Verstappen’s team has the feeling that Mercedes is cheating with an illegal car. The race management is also in bad shape. It sometimes seems a bit of calimero behaviour, But Mercedes plays the game that way.”
“It is hard against hard on all fronts and that is especially apparent during a grand prix. Ten minutes after the finish, team leaders Wolff and Horner usually express themselves a bit more diplomatically. But images of punches on the table, a smashed headset and the associated foul language linger for a long time and are pumped around via social media.”
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