SUPERPOWER
SHOWDOWN
Lewis vs Seb for a fifth
title is this year’s headline
contest. But the Mercedes vs
Ferrari vs Red Bull superteam
slugfest will be just as
ferocious. Ben Anderson
takes a peek beneath
the leading contenders’
intricately sculpted forms
FORMULA 1 is a gladiatorialcontest between
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