Formula 1

[kruddler]

Mr Saturday finally gets beaten, and its by the blink of an eye by a bloke who has driven the same car he just stepped into for years.

Now Bottas is not a great starter and he is not a great overtaker. Russell is a bit of an unknown in that regard because his car has never been good enough.

To me i think Verstappen is the one to watch. His car is good enough, he has the aggressive driving style to make the passes on the short track. If he can keep his calm, he'll be on the podium, potentially the top step.

A wildcard for you is Danny Ric. He can look after his tyres as good as anyone and that should allow him to stay out longer and gain places while people are in the pits.....and we know he can overtake with the best of them. He'll get plenty of chances here. Hopefully his car is up for the challenge.

Don't discount the racing points too. If they can stay on track, they'll both be top 6 IMO.

I underestimated them. Both top 3!

In fairness, if Mercedes didn't shoot themselves in the foot......and verstappen was a victim of circumstance. They would've been 4th and 6th.

Anyone doubting Russell ability now is kidding themselves.

If i was Mercedes i'd be signing him up now to take over from Bottas ASAP. He has 1 year to go, so get Russell in the car with Hamilton in 2022.

Poor Checo Perez still doesn't have a drive for 2021, i'd be giving him Albons spot in the 2nd red bull.

One of the great races!