Looking ahead to Austria: "Max against Lewis will be the big fight"

In a few weeks we will finally start in Austria where a double race will be held. The circuit where Max Verstappen hasn't been beaten in the last two years. Martin Brundle and Karun Chandhonk look ahead at Sky Sports.

Duel Verstappen - Hamilton

The Red Bull ring in Austria will be the setting for the first two races. Judging from the last few years that should work in favour of Verstappen. As Mercedes seemed the strongest on the winter tests, a duel between the Dutchman and the Englishman seems obvious.

According to Simon Lazenby everyone only wants one thing: "We want to see Max against Lewis. This will be the big fight of the first races in Austria. Max has won there for the last two years." Brundle responds: "Yeah, I think they're going for it. Max won two years but Mercedes was very strong during the winter tests let's not forget that. The teams have little information and knowledge which makes it very exciting so I'm really looking forward to it."

Williams and Honda

The men also talk plainly about Williams' painful story. The demise of the illustrious team has many retrospective moments when they could have made a different choice. Possibly a choice that could have prevented them from doing so.

"They should have partnered with a top team much sooner," Chandhok believes. "Another thing is the Honda deal. They could have done it differently. On second thought, I think they should have taken the Honda deal anyway. It's been said often enough that Honda would do well. Okay, you're dealing with a different culture but Red Bull shows what you could have achieved with Honda", the analyst is complimentary about the Austrian team.