Formula 1 could witness a fiery clash in the Prost-Senna mould to conclude the ultra-intense 2021 world championship battle. “We’ve seen it with Schumacher and Villeneuve, we saw it with Senna and Prost twice,” said Wolff. Verstappen took Lewis out because he was about to overtake and he was quicker. “If you are racing for the championship and you see it fading away because the other guy is overtaking you, what tool have you got other than the one that makes sure he can’t overtake?” Curiously, Wolff said he will make no efforts to “control” the situation as Hamilton’s boss. “I don’t think you can control it (and) I don’t think you want to control it because they are the gladiators in their machines,” he said.

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