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Analysis | Why was the Hamilton and Verstappen 1st lap battle so ferocious?

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen's title fight has been bubbling along nicely over the last five months, but the crash during the opening lap of the British Grand Prix has ignited the fires and burst F1 at the seams. Wherever you sit in the debate about who is at fault, it was a historical Formula 1 moment that will be remembered for a very long time. But why was the first lap battle so ferocious?  The British Grand Prix was the fourth time in 2021 in which Hamilton and Verstappen have shared the front-row together. A number of on-track battles are in the history books, including a first corner duel in Imola. Even ignoring the final outcome, the battle at Silverstone was ferocious and...
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