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Hamilton taking ‘big risks' to beat Verstappen

Apr.22 Lewis Hamilton now has to take 'big risks' in order to defend his world title in 2021. That is the view of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who likens Max Verstappen's charge this year to when he took on Michael Schumacher. 'It's going to be exciting,' the French Canadian told f1-insider.com. 'We already saw at Imola that Lewis is no longer used to taking big risks. But he has to do that now, because unlike previous years he has an opponent on equal footing who drives for another team.' One risk taken by Hamilton at Imola was at the start, Villeneuve explains. 'Lewis should have pulled back against Max because he was on the outside,' he said. 'Instead, he ruined his race at...
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