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Hamilton and Mercedes' hope for Verstappen challenge

Lewis Hamilton says he is "super excited" about the prospect of a title challenge against Max Verstappen after the wheel-to-wheel start to the 2021 season in Bahrain. A direct championship battle between F1's record-breaking 36-year-old seven-time champion and the rising 23-year-old 10-time race-winning Dutch star has been considered a mouth-watering prospect for several seasons and the early evidence of the new campaign suggests the sport is poised to get its blockbuster head-to-head. "I'm super excited and super happy for the fans, that they are excited," acknowledged Hamilton, after he edged out Verstappen in the season-opening Bahrain GP, despite his Red Bull rival...
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