Sky F1 presenter Natalia Pinkham says the battle between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez reminds her of Lewis Hamilton 's old rivalry with Nico Rosberg.
Dutchman Verstappen and Mexican Perez - both of Red Bull - sit first and second respectively in the leaderboard five races into the 2023 World Championship. From 2012 to 2016, childhood friends Rosberg and Hamilton were locked in what was dubbed the 'Silver Arrows War'.
During their four seasons together, Mercedes won three Drivers' Championships (two for Hamilton, one for Rosberg) yet team boss Toto Wolff later admitted that he was considering dropping both of the drivers if the tension continued. Rosberg then retired in 2016 to end the bitter inter-team rivalry.
