Formula One: Confusion over track limits but not Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry

Formula One: Confusion over track limits but not Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry
8 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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A Lewis Hamilton-Max Verstappen rivalry is what F1 needed. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
There were two main talking points that emerged from the season opening race in Bahrain.
The first was whether Max Verstappen should have given back the lead to Lewis Hamilton following his overtake on the world champion. The second is whether we have a genuine season-long battle for the championship between the pair, with Hamilton seeking a record–breaking eighth title, and Verstappen just his first.
Verstappen had suggested to his team on the car radio that he could have taken a five-second time penalty for exceeding the track limits and gaining a "lasting advantage" and still won the race, as he was confident he could have edged out such a gap over Hamilton once he got ahead of him.

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