Hamilton’s closest brushes with victory this season came in consecutive Grands Prix, finishing within 11 seconds of the leader at Circuit Paul Ricard in France and even closer the following week in Hungary. Verstappen, who has been dominant despite the threat posed by Ferrari in 2022, topped the podium on both occasions. Verstappen and Hamilton have been unable to do battle this season in the same way they did in 2021, when they contested one of the most gripping Championship run-ins in the sport’s history. The Brit’s Mercedes team-mate, George Russell, told the whole story when giving his Monza prediction after qualifying on Saturday.
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