Amid Lewis Hamilton’s dominance in 2020, the Mercedes driver and six-time world champion said recently that he would prefer “wheel to wheel racing” because “that’s what gets me up in the morning”. Red Bull driver Verstappen, however – who is 77 points behind Hamilton in the drivers’ standings – says he wouldn’t mind being in the Briton’s shoes. “What can I say – I certainly wouldn’t apologise for that,” the Dutchman said. I would really like to win every race with a 50 second lead,” said Verstappen. But if you don’t have the right people, you’ll still be at the back of the field.”.

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