2021

The eyes of the Netherlands are on Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Would Max be able to keep Lewis Hamilton from his record-breaking 8th world title this year and become the first Dutchman in history to enter the books as world champion? In any case, it is an exciting season now that it seems that Red Bull has built a competitive car that is a match for Hamilton's Mercedes AMG.

Drivers who have something to prove this year are Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez. Both are expected to be able to keep close to the other rider on the team, but neither have shown much at the start of the season. Ricciardo has been brought to McLaren for a lot of money, but young Lando Norris is actually doing better and better and driving to the points almost every race, bringing a third place in the championship closer and closer.
Perez actually has no chance against Max Verstappen and fails under pressure. Baku was a welcome exception for Sergio, but above all he should really bring out the maximum in himself and not try to be as fast as Verstappen.

We can also note drivers who are in their last season with their current team, Bottas will certainly not stay with Mercedes AMG F1. If Bottas leaves, George Russell could easily get in. Russell is still without points this year and that hurts him and the ailing Williams, which also misses millions in compensation from the FIA.

Who are doing very well this season? Of course Verstappen and the two Ferrari drivers Sainz and Leclerc, but also Gasly and Norris. The whole team can go on holiday from the curse word jar at AlphaTauri for a year thanks to Tsunoda's input, the Japanese is a bit disappointing, but occasionally shows that he has brute talent.

Who will take the seat at Williams, enough candidates, Nick de Vries has been mentioned, but Stoffel Vandoorne. Both are already under contract with Mercedes AMG F1 and Toto Wolff has already mentioned both. Of course there will also be an F2 champion at the end of the season and there may also be a driver there who would like to get in and has the necessary financial resources.

Let's wait and see what happens between Hamilton and Verstappen. After the British Grand Prix, the relationship has cooled quite a bit after Lewis and Max came into contact. Let's hope for some nice races until the end of the season.

For the model cars of the 2021 season, we are again mainly looking at Minichamps and Spark, which will make a large part of the starting field in 1:43 and 1:18 scale. The Ferrari will be released in the same scales by BBR-Models, Looksmart and Bburago. It is possible that the Alpine will also be produced by Norev, but because Spark releases the Alpine in 1:18 and 1:43, we do not have to be without it. Minichamps will mainly focus on the car of Lewis Hamilton and Valteri Bottas.