Lewis Hamilton v Max Verstappen battle echoes F1's great rivalries of old | Giles Richards


Formula One finally has the title fight it has craved, with neither driver prepared to give an inch as they head to Mexico

Formula One finally has the title fight it has craved, with blow and counter-blow. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are locked in a rivalry as gripping as some of the great head-to-heads and the intensity of a thrilling championship is set only to ramp up as Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix heralds a potentially nail-biting run-in to close the season.

Hamilton and Verstappen have had two serious clashes this year, both life-threatening. Despite the risks, it is clear neither is going to yield any time soon in the heat of competition between two such singular and determined drivers.

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