F1 boss: "Verstappen's win small boost for him and Red Bull"
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Ross Brawn is looking forward to a blistering second half of the season in which the battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will only intensify. The former team boss hopes the battles will take place on track, without too many crashes or technical difficulties.
"Max’s win in Belgium is a small boost to him and Red Bull, who let’s not forget arrived at Spa after two very tough races," Brawn writes in his column for Formula One's official website. "We can debate the incident between Lewis and Max at Silverstone, but there was no debate in Hungary – for Max to be taken out like that at the first corner is sheer bad luck, which will happen once or twice a year.
Anyway, everything from before the summer break is history. There are still ten Grands Prix to go in 2021. "Every championship battle ebbs and flows. I hope we can now have 10 races where both Max and Lewis score and we can see them battle for the lead. When one driver gets knocked out or has a failure, it spoils the battle," the Briton believes.
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In any case, Brawn is already incredibly looking forward to the return of the Dutch Grand Prix to the calendar. "Max is going to enjoy some extra support in Zandvoort this weekend. It’s a race I’m very much looking forward to. The promoter has made a tremendous effort to put the event on and made massive modifications to the track. It will no doubt be a sea of orange – but Lewis had huge support at Silverstone", said the Liberty sporting director, who is enjoying it intensely. "To see such passion for our sport is a great thing."