"No matter when, it's always between those two."

The title battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton seems to be rising above the battle between Mercedes and Red Bull Racing. Even without major changes or upgrades to the car, the proportions between the two could suddenly change. The fact remains that there will always be two of them on top.

It is always between Verstappen and Hamilton

F1 journalist Mark Hughes is stunned after watching the fight between Verstappen and Hamilton at the United States Grand Prix. He sees that the fight between Verstappen and Hamilton transcends the equipment.

"Coming into any given weekend, it is always going to be those two. And it’s such a pure battle. It might set a record for how many times two drivers from different teams have qualified on the front row together and fought out the destiny of a race throughout a season."

Ranking changes for no reason

Hughes likes the fact that Verstappen seemed to fear Mercedes after the race in Turkey. Mercedes seemed bloody fast. Hughes: "But then we came here and we saw that’s absolutely not the case. It’s switched again, not for any reason, it’s not like one car’s put a development on which now makes that car faster.

Hughes concludes, "It’s just the specific demands of any particular circuit on a particular date change it because they’re so closely matched."