'That gives hope for a glorious, long-awaited first win for Mercedes'

14:05, 26 Oct 2022
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Martin Brundle believes Lewis Hamilton can win a Grand Prix with three races to go in 2022. The Briton came close to his first win of the season in the United States, but had to beat Max Verstappen.
Verstappen recorded an emotional victory in Texas following the death of Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, but it did not come naturally. After a very bad pit stop, it was Hamilton who led the Grand Prix for a long time.

Encouraging race for Mercedes

Hamilton drove on a tyre compound harder than Verstappen, who was also determined to win the race for the late Mateschitz. In the closing laps, Verstappen proved too fast for his British rival. Hamilton had to settle for second position. Brundle said in his column on Sky Sport F1 that the speed of the Mercedes W13 in Austin should be encouraging for the German marque.
"The latest updates at least give both drivers and the team hope for a glorious and long awaited late season victory," Brundle writes. The remaining races on the calendar are Mexico, Brazil (with sprint race) and Abu Dhabi.
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Mike Fisher 26 October 2022 at 18:01+ 67

How much power can you get from a new engine turned up to maximum? Would it be worthwhile MB taking a penalty to run a brand new engine at maximum maybe in Brazil?

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ForWhomTheBellTolls 26 October 2022 at 19:28+ 2232

Agree. I am surprised that they have not used that trick yet this year as they did previously.