![]() ![]() ![]() This rivalry perhaps equates to the ‘Fight of the Century’ between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, except that this is a fight minus the boxing gloves. This battle has had it all and could perhaps even put some of the soap operas to shade. It has been a no holds barred contest and spicing it up has been allegations and counter-allegations between the two teams and not to mention the verbal duel between the two team principals - Mercedes’ Toto Wolff and Red Bull Racing’s Christian Horner. ![]() Nonetheless, it will be a showdown like no other as Verstappen and Hamilton go for broke in this winner-takes-all battle.Īnd a titanic battle it has been, acrimonous at times, as they collided more often than not over the course of the season. It is the first time since 1974 when Emerson Fittipaldi and Clay Reggazoni went head-to-head into the final round level on points, that this has happened. Following Hamilton’s victory at a chaotic inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday, both drivers are level on points - 369.5 points, although Verstappen leads on countback with nine wins to the Briton’s eight. ![]()
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