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Championship Points Squandered - Will it Cost Hamilton the F1 Title?

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Max Verstappen is now leading the F1 world championship by a healthy 32 points after winning the Austrian grandprix. The standings however could have been a lot different if Lewis Hamilton had not committed a couple of massive blunders or performed at a decent level at certain other races.  The table below outlines the races where points were clearly lost due to driver error or performance. A detailed explanation follows, providing an objective account of the number of points Hamilton has squandered this season: 1.Emilia Romagna GP - Imola  The race started in wet conditions with most of the field running intermediate tires. Having started on pole position, Hamilton had been running in a comfortable second place after having been beaten into the first corner by Max Verstappen who had started from 3rd on the grid.  Several drivers including Hamilton and Verstappen then switched over to dry tires almost half distance into the race, once a dry line began to form on
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French GP Undercut - Mercedes Error or Driver Performance?

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The undercut that Max Verstappen pulled off on Lewis Hamilton during the French GP was crucial to the outcome of the race. Let's take a detailed look at how this transpired and whether this was a strategic blunder by Mercedes or if driver performance was the difference. People seem to be overlooking Hamilton's performance during this pitstop cycle. A rare error from Verstappen where he ran wide at the start of the French grand prix handed the lead to Hamilton and it seemed decisive. Overnight rain had washed away the rubber and the track was green, and this coupled with blustery conditions meant that Redbull with their low downforce setup struggled more than Mercedes who had a high downforce configuration. Hamilton running in clean air looked comfortable in the lead and gradually extended his advantage to 3.1 seconds before the first round of pitstops. Lack of grip caused by the green track meant that tire graining and degradation was considerably higher than expected. Bottas w
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