Listen to this article The two 2021 title protagonists clashed repeatedly on track during the course of their season-long battle, with each penalised for causing collisions at various points of the campaign. But in many cases where Verstappen aggressively attacked Hamilton, the Mercedes driver generally backed out of contact, and in the case of the British Grand Prix – where Hamilton put a forceful move to the inside at Copse and Verstappen did not do likewise – the pair collided. Their respective defences also came under scrutiny late in the 2021 campaign, with Verstappen’s initial move to try and hold Hamilton back during the Brazilian GP putting confusion over F1’s racing rules in the spotlight, while Hamilton went off track on the first lap of the Abu Dhabi decider and was allowed to keep his position, to Red Bull’s fury. When asked by Motorsport.com if he had conside …