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The combination of engine, chassis and aerodynamics of Mercedes is unapproachable for its rivals, powerless against a team led by the best driver on the grid. In this way, after the dispute of three races, the resolution of the 2020 World Cup seems like a simple countdown for Lewis Hamilton . The British victory yesterday at the Hungaroring leaves no room for doubt: his seventh title, with which he will equal Michael Schumacher , only seems a matter of time. The great concern that lurks now is whether the Silver Arrows will be able to complete the full victory in a World Cup even without a defined calendar.

Yesterday, only Max Verstappen , Valtteri Bottas , Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon avoided the blush of being dubbed by Hamilton in the winding Hungaroring. With almost a half minute lead, the Briton allowed himself the license to change wheels with just four laps to go before rounding off the fast lap (1: 16.627) a perfect weekend. Such dominance of the Mercedes, also favored by a drop in temperatures that always smiles at its mechanics, is a terrible blow to the morale of Red Bull, its most qualified opponent.

The Austrian team has not yet been able to solve the aerodynamic problems of its RB16. And without the power boost in the Honda engine, Verstappen is always epic. The incomprehensible error of the Dutchman yesterday during the training lap forced him to solve in a quarter of an hour on the grid what his mechanics take 90 minutes in the workshop. "Finishing second after thinking I couldn't get out is like a victory," said Mad Max , after being voted best driver on Sunday. Of course, the taste may be similar, but the title options seem like a pipe dream for the Christian Horner team .

Double date at Silverstone

After three intense weekends, packed with wins and poles , Mercedes will take a short break before heading to Silverstone, the scene of the next two World Cup races. "I can't wait to be able to race there," Hamilton proclaimed yesterday, aware that the vertiginous curves of the aerodrome will further favor his W11.

"The car seems to be in the right place, although to continue like this we will have to keep working hard," predicted Toto Wolff , head of the Silver Arrows . A very contained message when compared to the one he has been spreading in recent months, when he reiterated that his team, champion of 12 titles in the last six seasons, needs new challenges.

Hamilton, Bottas and Peter Bonnington, on the podium of Hungary.AFP

Of course, the most difficult yet for Mercedes would be that full of triumphs that even the greatest in history could not tie. In 1988, with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at the wheel of the MP4-4, McLaren won 15 of the 16 championship races. Already in this century, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello shared for Ferrari 15 of the 17 victories of the 2002 World Cup. The only moments of anxiety pointed out so far by Mercedes have been the sanction of three positions on the grid against Hamilton in the inaugural race and Yesterday Bottas' failure with the clutch at the start.

"I reacted to a light on my steering wheel that went out. I don't know what it was, but I reacted to that instead of the traffic light, ”said the Finn, whose impeccable start to the course at the Red Bull Ring is now far away. "It was a pretty bad race for me," he admitted without blushing. The unsuccessful pursuit of Verstappen, rushed to the last lap, left Bottas frowning, who must have even been satisfied with the commissioners' inaction. The penalties for moving ahead of time on the grid range from five seconds to drive trough. But even in the decisions of the FIA, Mercedes seems favored by the gods.

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