Two pilots Mercedes Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg continue to fight for the title.
After the Grand Prix of great Britain the lead from Rosberg Hamilton had dropped to one – at Silverstone, the German finished second, but was later fined for ten seconds in the prohibited negotiations with his team. Rosberg fell back to third place, behind max Verstappen.
Using the series of failures of partner to third place moved Kimi Raikkonen, recently received from a Ferrari contract for next season. Vettel let ricciardo, followed by hard rushes forward and Max Verstappen.
Top 10 of the standings:
1. Nico Rosberg (“Mercedes”) — 168 points
2. Lewis Hamilton (“Mercedes”) — 167
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) — 106
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) — 100
5. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) — 98
6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — 87
7. Valtteri Bottas (“Williams”) — 54
8. Sergio Perez (“Force India”) — 47
9. Felipe Massa (“Williams”) — 38
10. Romain Grosjean (“Haas”) — 28
While Mercedes churning out victory after victory, Red bull has crept close to Ferrari. For the last two races, the Austrians scored 31 points more. Fourth and fifth place confidently hold “Williams” and “Force India” respectively.
The Cup of designers:
1. Mercedes — 338
2. Ferrari — 204
3. Red Bull — 195
4. “Williams” — 92
5. “Force India” — 73
6. “Toro Rosso” — 41
7. “McLaren” — 32
8. “Haas” — 28
9. Renault — 6
10. “Manor” is 1.
