McLaren's Zak Brown felt that the 2021 title battle took F1 back to Ayrton Senna-Alain Prost levels of toxicity. The world of Formula 1 had been waiting to see a strong enough driver to challenge Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, and come 2021, that driver arrived: Max Verstappen. Both drivers battled it out throughout the 22-race season, even going into the championship-decider in Abu Dhabi level on points. But along the way to that final showdown, there were many bumps in the road. Relations between both drivers were stretched on multiple occasions, in particular at Silverstone where Verstappen crashed out in heavy fashion thanks to first-lap contact with Hamilton, while later in the season at...
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