F1 has a Verstappen problem it can no longer ignore
As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way?
Formula 1’s on its summer shutdown, so Mark Hughes, Motor Sport’s Grand Prix editor, joins Jack Phillips, Simon Arron and Motor Sport’s new production editor, Rob Ladbrook, to look at the season so far.
The many, many questions from readers get answered, including whether Mercedes knows how Ferrari made up the deficit, what will happen at Red Bull, and who’s been the best of the rest on the F1 grid.
Plus, the team has its say on who will be world champion come November, and whether they will be in the same league as Fangio.
As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way?
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