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  JV: Lewis Hamilton mistakes make Max Verstappen deserved leader
  06/08/2021 Hamilton, JV, Lewis, Ma, mistakes
  In the end though he did not lose any ground to Hamilton, with the Briton going off at Turn 1 at the race restart. That dropped the Mercedes driver out of the points, and ensured that Verstappen kept his four-point buffer heading into the French Grand Prix.
  And with Sergio Perez taking the victory in Baku, Red Bull extended their lead over Mercedes in the Constructors' to 26 points.
  A slice of good fortune? 1997 World Champion Villeneuve does not believe so. Instead, he feels Red Bull and Verstappen have deservedly profited from Hamilton's errors.
  "They deserve it, because if you look at it, the only mistakes Max has made this year is running wide in Bahrain, finishing second instead of first, and running wide in Portugal and losing one point for not getting [fastest lap]. That's it," he told RaceFans.net.
  "If you look at Lewis: Imola, [he was] lucky, he should not have been in the points, he should have been at the back. But he recovers, finishes second, because there's a red flag at the right time. But he did make a huge mistake.
  Few were impressed with Bottas' display, and Villeneuve can be included.
  "Even though Perez had a tough beginning of the season, he's generally been better off than Bottas. So it's normal and it's good that Red Bull is ahead in the championship."