The second half of 2021 is underway, but Lewis Hamilton does not now feel more “wary” of battling on-track with title rival Max Verstappen.

Mercedes weathered the early Red Bull storm, but the Austrian outfit would wrestle back control with five wins in succession giving them a comfortable buffer over Mercedes in the Constructors’ standings prior to the British Grand Prix.

Four of those five wins went Verstappen’s way, meaning he too established dominance over Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship.

But nightmare rounds at Silverstone and Hungary, where Verstappen and Red Bull scored only two points, allowed Mercedes and Hamilton back into P1 in their respective title battles.