Mercedes appeared to have been in the mix for pole all weekend so far.
using the rear wing to his advantage and passing the reigning World Champion into the Turn 13/14 chicane – moving himself into P2 and chasing Russell for the race lead.
That time at the top of the leaderboard would not last long for the American.
Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase felt that was balancing the scales from a few races ago.
Lewis Hamilton says he’ll “try” in Canada where he too will run Mercedes’ new front wing.
with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem recently suggesting Andretti should target purchasing an existing team.
but we still need to keep pushing on and try and bring more upgrades and things like that.
Carlos Sainz’s efforts to retain his seat came to nought as Lewis Hamilton will make a sensational switch from Mercedes to join Ferrari on a “multi-year” deal that begins in 2025.
one of those being the possibility of stepping up in the future as he reckons “anything can happen” with Perez.