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Hill compares Hamilton/Verstappen battle to Mansell/Piquet title fight

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Damon Hill believes the points swinging and momentum shifts between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen this season echo that of title fights more than thirty years ago, when Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell battled for supremacy at Williams. This year's title fight has seen both Hamilton and Verstappen enjoy the lead of title fight on more than one occasion as momentum has shifted back and forth, which is a particularly rare occurance even in closely fought title battles. Hill, reflecting on Red Bull's triumph at the United States Grand Prix for the F1 Nation podcast, said that he feels this year's title fight is possibly the most...
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