Sieper wrote: ↑08 Nov 2021, 17:41
depends really on how heavy Bottas 3 fresh engine advantage really counts. If he takes pole/is in front of Max every remaining race Mercedes still have the initiative.
Bottas has so far been very fair to Max, almost to a fault. I don't see Bottas being a issue in the WDC fight.
If Max can take victory in Brazil, which is highly likely, I don't think there's anything Mercedes can do to stop him from taking the WDC. Even with if Max had a penalty for another engine change, he could still easily recover, just look at Russia.
The momentum has swung massively towards Verstappen in the title fight, there's no reason to believe that's going to change.