With Lewis and Verstappen on the front row my guess by turn one it will Verstappen in front of Lewis. I voted Verstappen to win, not that I want him too but just think he will. As for Perez, when you look at the drivers with new teams this year, Vettel, Daniel, Carlos, they have all struggled to settle with their new cars, Perez is doing OK.
Bit harsh on Carlos. I think he's done well, up against one of the top three quickest/best drivers on the grid. I don't think he'll ever consistently beat Charles (because of that) but he's shown up better against him than Daniel, Seb or Sergio have so far.
I do think it's easy to forget how good Leclerc actually is, given that he was in a bucket for a solid year and we really didn't get to see what he can do. He's got talent.
I hope not but possible. I think Max and Lewis will both be better drivers at the end of this year, both are going to have to dig deep. I want to see some tussles between Valtteri and Sergio and not just see Sergio used as he was last week. Unfortunately Redbull are more about the personality and less about the team.
GP2 and GP3 is usually a good indicator (bar Stoffel and Valsecchi), and in a good year of talent too (unlike, say, last year).
Bottas needs a good start, Hamilton is going to want Bottas in his tow off the line and not Max, I'm sure Hamilton would even sacrifice losing a position to Bottas if it keeps Max behind. The Red Bull has some impressive acceleration at the moment so it could be tight come that first section.
Le Clerc will keep Bottas behind for ages here and take out the undercut option of Bottas whilst Lewis and Max fight. Why is he so toothless when he’s got to overtake?
Congratulations on the win Max, the only question mark is if Bottas gets stuck behind Leclerc long enough to go long and get in his way after the pits.
They took their time with that safety car. They're usually right on it. That's a prime spot for needing some sort of cover.
Verstappen isn’t guaranteed to win the race, The Mercedes has far better tyre degradation on the mediums compared to Red Bull.