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Max Verstappen back to winning ways? Lando Norris title charge? Ferrari on top? Whilst it is impossible to predict how the rest of the 2024 season is going to play out, we can certainly get a good idea by looking into team activities over the last few weeks. First of all, Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has made it clear that big things are coming for the rest of the season, stating:  “We've got a fairly substantial set of new clothes  [upgrades]  for the car coming for Austin that we hope will give us a decent weekend there. So we've got to deliver all that and get ourselves ready for these last few races of the year.”  So, it seems as if Mercedes are hoping to make a fast start, perhaps aiming to gain places in the constructors championship. Could we see Hamilton back on the top step of the podium for the third time this season? It is important to remember that George Russell will also be pushing Lewis Hamilton the whole way, a highly capable d...

What is responsible for the loss in performance for Red Bull in the latter part of the 2024 world championship? If you are anything like me, that question has been driving you crazy for the last few months. Horner? McLaren? Newey? It is down to a multitude of factors that, thankfully, I will be diving into throughout this blog post. Firstly, factors out of their hands. There is no doubt that McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari and perhaps even Aston Martin have been performing at a higher standard than last season. Lando Norris is in a rocket ship and has managed to accumulate a total of 202 points more than this time last season.  The same goes for Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton and several other drivers, who are performing better than they did in 2023. Therefore, the competition is obviously harder for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, who dominated over the course of the 2023 world championship: winning 23 out of 24 races.  Shutterstock/Hollandse Hoogte Obviously, there is another fac...