Max Verstappen’s bid to break Lewis Hamilton’s title streak this year is delivering fans perhaps the highest-level duel in Formula 1 history. That is the view of Nico Rosberg, who retired immediately after beating his then Mercedes teammate Hamilton to the world championship in 2016. Since then, seven time world champion Hamilton, 36, and his Mercedes team, have won every drivers’ and constructors’ title on offer. I can judge what kind of performance they are bringing, and it’s at such a high level between those two drivers. The final question, then, is obvious – will Hamilton wear an unprecedented eighth crown, or will Verstappen break through for his first title?.

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