Red Bull takes the fight to Mercedes - with brain not brawn
The HinduIt is fitting that the man to finally break Mercedes’ choke hold on the 2020 Formula One season comes from a coterie of young drivers who promise a bright future for the sport, and it is perhaps made more fitting by the fact that Max Verstappen did so at Silverstone in a race marking the 70th anniversary of the iconic track hosting the first-ever round of the World Championship. READ| At the British Grand Prix the previous Sunday, the Mercedes cars had seemed unbeatable till the end of the race, when rapid tyre deterioration derailed Bottas’ race and led to Hamilton nursing his car across the finish line on three wheels, albeit still in first place. READ| Hamilton, meanwhile, attempted to make it to the chequered flag — and win the race — on a one-stopper as Verstappen and Bottas both pitted for a second time, but the Brit — who’s chasing a record-equalling seven drivers’ title this season — had to come in from the lead on lap 42 and dropped to fourth. He made quick work of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc to take third and then swept past his teammate for the second step of the podium, but Verstappen was too far ahead, the Red Bull driver finishing more than 11 seconds in front and taking second place in the drivers’ championship standings from Bottas.