MADELINE COLEMAN: Will Mercedes dominate or face a title fight?

November 3, 2026

• MADELINE COLEMAN weighs in on whether Mercedes enters a dominance era, noting Verstappen has won three of the last four races and Ferrari has podiumed in each of them.
• COLEMAN highlights Red Bull as a genuine threat if Verstappen gets a consistently competitive car, refusing to write off the three-time champion.
• COLEMAN points to Ferrari’s strategic and qualifying inconsistencies as the barrier between them and a title challenge, but sees them as a credible threat if they fix it.
• COLEMAN also dives into the Ferrari team-orders debate after Hamilton and Leclerc tangled in Mexico, costing the Scuderia a potential one-two finish.

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