Motor racing-Verstappen v Hamilton title battle is one for the ages


Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 2, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during the press conference Hassan Ammar/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Michael Schumacher was still racing, and Lewis Hamilton only a one-time world champion, the last time rival teams took the Formula One title battle down to the last two rounds of the season.

Not since 2012, when Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel faced Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in a final race title-decider in Brazil, has there been a run-in like the one between Max Verstappen and Mercedes' now seven times world champion Hamilton.

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