Motor racing-Hamilton and Verstappen renew battle in Turkey


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Russian Grand Prix - Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia - September 26, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium with the trophy after finishing second in the race Pool via REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov

(Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton clinched his seventh Formula One world championship in Turkey last year while Max Verstappen had a race to forget, but this time the title remains wide open and the Dutch driver could be the one celebrating on Sunday.

Only two points separate Mercedes' championship leader Hamilton from his Red Bull rival with six races left after Istanbul and the battle set to go down to the wire.

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