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    THE MINDSET OF A CHAMPION

    Jul 08, 2021 7 minutes
    WORDS BEN ANDERSON
    PICTURES MERCEDES &

    This might be the toughest test Lewis Hamilton has faced in Formula 1 for some time. How to win a fifth consecutive world championship, which would make a record eight in total, against a resurgent Red Bull team resolutely focused on denying him the satisfaction?

    Max Verstappen is super quick, hungry and bang in form. The RB16B is fast, consistent, reliable – exactly the sort of tool Verstappen has longed for. Conversely, Mercedes’ W12 sometimes looks a bit wayward, unstable and difficult to tame. Certainly, it’s nowhere near as dominant as its predecessor.

    After a strong run of early races: victory from behind in Bahrain, recovering brilliantly to second at Imola, winning from behind (again) in Portugal and again (comfortably) in Spain, Hamilton suddenly has his hands full. Either the tyres aren’t warming up properly, or they’re degrading too quickly; Hamilton’s flicking switches he shouldn’t and losing races because of it; Mercedes is making strategic errors and conceding victories that are there for the taking.

    Red Bull is in the ascendent, and Mercedes – that giant, dominant winning machine of seven seasons and counting – is creaking. Valtteri Bottas looks all at sea. He

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