However, Max fortunes are about to change. Max has a lead of 32 points on Hamilton in the championship after these three wins in a row. What follows are two dominant weekends in Austria, with two poles and two victories at the Red Bull Ring. In France, Max takes the lead from Hamilton with only two laps to go, taking his third victory of the season. Perez takes his first victory for Red Bull. A red flag follows and at the restart Hamilton, starting on pole, overreaches himself into turn one, meaning the Brit also leaves Baku without any points. Max goes straight into the wall and is lucky to step out of the car unharmed. Unfortunately, with only six laps to go, the Dutchman suffers a high-speed tyre blow on the straight.
In Azerbaijan, Max is set to record a dominant victory. He leads from start to finish and, following Hamilton’s seventh place in the principality, Max tops the championship standings for the first in his Formula 1 career. Mercedes is clearly too quick during the next two races in Portugal and Spain, and both times Max finishes second behind Hamilton. Max audaciously takes the lead and wins his first race of the season. He is side-by-side with Hamilton when entering the first corner. Max has a fabulous start from P3 on the grid on a wet track in Imola. Verstappen cannot launch another attack and finishes second behind Hamilton. Max overtakes the seven-time world champion in the final phase of the race, but as the Dutchman goes off the track when making his move, he must give up the lead to the Brit. The race unfolds in a fierce battle between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. In Bahrain, Max hits the ground running, by taking pole position in the season opener. The first signs of the speed of the new RB16B look promising after a couple of strong winter testing days. In addition, Max gets an experienced teammate in the Mexican Sergio Perez.
Also, power unit supplier Honda is making every effort to propel Red Bull Racing forward in its final season in Formula 1. After a promising end of 2020 and only minor regulation changes for the 2021 season, there is the excellent opportunity for Max Verstappen and the Red Bull Racing team to fight for both championships.
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