May 5 Lewis Hamilton is already emerging as the standout driver of the 2021 season, according to Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. This year's title battle is being billed as a head-to-head between the seven time world champion and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. 'The truth is that I was surprised how easily Hamilton passed Verstappen and Bottas in Portugal,' Spaniard Sainz told El Mundo Deportivo newspaper. 'To overtake like that means you are either much faster or you're doing something special, so I think he is at a very, very high level,' he added. 'The Mercedes is not faster than the Red Bull now, so the ability to go as fast in the races has been surprising.' Sainz thinks Hamilton has even...
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