1 Formula 1’s exciting start to the 2021 season continued with back-to-back races in Portugal and Spain. Lewis Hamilton came out on top in both to take the early initiative in the race for the drivers’ championship. Connor McDonagh discusses the key talking points from the last two rounds. Back-to-back Formula 1 victories for Lewis Hamilton have put him 14 points clear of Max Verstappen in the race for this year’s drivers’ championship. Mercedes started the season on the backfoot but after the last two rounds in Portimao and Barcelona, it seems the reigning world champions are beginning to get on top of things.