Lewis Hamilton says he believes Max Verstappen “feels perhaps he has a lot to prove” in their title fight.
The pair have had a number of near-misses racing wheel-to-wheel in 2021.
“I think I have done well to avoid all the incidents,” Hamilton said. “But we have 19 more [races] and we could connect. He feels he perhaps has a lot to prove. I’m not in the same boat.”
Verstappen responded: “I have nothing to prove and avoiding contact goes both ways. So we have done well.”
Speaking before this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver added: “We race hard, we avoided the contact both sides. Let’s hope we can keep doing that and keep racing hard against each other.”
Hamilton is going for a record eighth world title with Mercedes this year, and is 14 points clear of Verstappen after four races. The Dutchman is in his first genuine title battle.
Hamilton and Verstappen have fought wheel-to-wheel in every one of the four races so far this year and have come close to contact on a number of occasions.
Credit: bbc.com
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