2021 is shaping up as a true head-to-head battle for the world championship, according to pundits and the international media. He was referring, of course, to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who are now separated by a single point after a race win each. “I would have said that Hamilton will be world champion again,” said the German. “Max has a real chance,” Schumacher concluded, “but this is also down to him. Whether it’s maturity or not, we can say they are now at a point where they are both really racing fairly,” said the former F1 driver.

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