Damon Hill asked if he’s been drinking after tipping Lewis Hamilton for shock F1 win
dailystar.co.ukF1 season so far in France this weekend.The Silver Arrows’ defence of the constructors’ title has been dogged by their struggle to remedy the extreme bouncing and porpoising brought about by the sport’s new regulations.
As a result, Red Bull and Ferrari have stolen a march over the first half of the season, winning all 11 races between them so far.But recent grand prix have seen Mercedes looking much more competitive and the smooth nature of the Paul Ricard track is expected to suit the W13.
Mercedes could even be on terms with Red Bull and Ferrari, with former world champion Damon Hill insisting Lewis Hamilton can secure his first win of the season in the south of France. READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton replaced for French Grand Prix practice as Mercedes assess youngster Asked for his top-three prediction for the weekend on the F1 Nation podcast, Hill said: “I’m going to go for Lewis Hamilton [to win].
I think there’s going to be an incident [between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc]. We’ve been talking about how well they’ve been getting on but that first corner is a bit tricky.“Let’s say Charles loses his front wing or Max gets a puncture or something like that.
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