Article To news overview © Mercedes Lewis Hamilton has praised Max Verstappen for his great start to 2021, and is relishing the challenge being put to him from Red Bull. Hamilton leads the World Championship by eight points over Verstappen, with the Dutch driver and himself the only two winners of a race so far this season. With Verstappen looking to be Hamilton's main title rival this year, the reigning World Champion said that it's up to Mercedes to make sure the Red Bull driver doesn't walk away with the title. "You're seeing the closest battle we've seen for some time," Hamilton told media, including RacingNews365. "You've seen Max really performing exceptionally well....
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