Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone admits a championship-deciding crash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton is a real possibility over the next week and a half. The 78-year-old Austrian admits Verstappen’s 8-point advantage is not giving him much solace. As for the chance of a crash, he admitted: “When they meet on track, it’s always very close. Marko is also not buying into the theory that Hamilton’s so-called “rocket” Mercedes engine will give him a major edge on the ultra-high speed Jeddah street circuit. “It’s a street circuit, and if Hamilton has weaknesses, then one of them is street circuits.

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