Lewis Hamilton shared a particularly close bond with one team-mate during their time together at Mercedes, and F1 rival Max Verstappen could be next to benefit from his services

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton's domination since the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix could put the other drivers to shame

Max Verstappen will have his first opportunity to wrap up the 2024 F1 title when the season resumes in Las Vegas later this month. The Red Bull star produced one of the finest displays of his career to win the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend after starting from P17.

Lewis Hamilton left a comment under Max Verstappen's celebratory post after the Red Bull driver won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Max Verstappen's driving style has been heavily criticised of late but Lewis Hamilton said little had changed since they fought for the title down to the last lap of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

Max Verstappen doesn’t care that Lewis Hamilton will race Ferrari next season, after all, he wants to beat “every driver from every car”. Having beaten Hamilton to the 2021 World title, Verstappen went on to dominate Formula 1 in 2022 and again in 2023 while this season he’s the favourite to secure title number four given his 47-point lead in the Drivers’ standings.

Monday's F1 news selection is dominated by further Las Vegas build-up, though one Red Bull junior is also in the headlines.

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