• ulzzang@lemmynsfw.com
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      1 year ago

      Not really that surprising. Rosberg, Vettel, Verstappen were always closer to him than Perez is to Verstappen now such that the lead would change regularly after initial pitstops. The gulf between Red Bull and the rest of the field and between VER and PER is just that big.

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      1 year ago

      Not sure - but he did always have better teammates even when Mercedes was this dominant.

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        1 year ago

        I suppose you’re right. A string of especially bad performances from Perez certainly helped Max with his streak.