For those of you familiar with the proverb, 'for the sake of a nail the Kingdom was lost', we cannot help wondering if the 2021 equivalent, in terms of the world championship, that might read, 'for the sake of a needless mistake at Turn 27 the title was lost...' It is widely estimated that had he not made that error Max Verstappen would have grabbed pole by almost half a second over title rival Lewis Hamilton, but it was not to be. It was an amazing lap, and even the seven-time world champion was impressed. As a result, Max starts from third while Mercedes locks-out the front row for the sixth time this season. Despite this, it is not all over for Verstappen, however his job is made that...
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