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Mercedes to make the move: 'Can't afford a zero-point weekend'

Lewis Hamilton is often told from different sides that he is very lucky. The current world champion has few engine problems, rarely crashes and when he does make a mistake he is sometimes helped by a safety car. But Max Verstappen can't complain after the race in Sochi either, as the late rain shower in Russia seemed to be a real deus ex machina for the Dutchman, who managed to turn a difficult race into a second place. Ideal situation Where the Dutchman was overtaken by Fernando Alonso's Alpine and under pressure from Charles Leclerc when it was dry, the rain and good pit stop strategy changed everything for Verstappen, who sees Hamilton only two points ahead in the championship. Read...
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