Formula 1 races this year have become an exercise in inevitability. Even if Max Verstappen is beaten to pole, or is bumped down the grid by a penalty as in Spa, it seems only a matter of time until he gets to the front. Red Bull’s reign of dominance has been halted only by F1’s summer break, but there’s no reason to expect its merciless pursuit of a first clean sweep in world championship history to abate when the paddock reconvenes at Zandvoort, not least with rival squads observing its Hungary update has opened up another advantage.
In stark contrast, the DTM is an oasis of unpredictability. At the halfway stage in the season, only one driver has more than one pole. And every race has been won by a different driver.
