Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are one-two in the standings for leaders McLaren after winning two races each this seasonThe Formula One title battle between Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton could boil over in Sunday’s British Grand Prix, former world champion and fellow Briton Damon Hill said on Monday.
Britain’s two world champions are one-two in the standings for leaders McLaren after winning two races each this season.
Hamilton, the 2008 champion, leads current title holder Button by six points at the halfway point.
“Jenson will not be letting Lewis get away with anything,” said 1996 world champion Hill before giving reporters a tire-squealing, stomach-clenching ride around the new Silverstone circuit.
“Between the two British drivers in possibly the best car, you are going to have a very close and fascinating battle which is great for everyone.
“It’s just been on simmer at the moment. It’s going to start to boil over,” added Hill, a winner at Silverstone in 1994. “This could be the start of the rest of the season.”
Five drivers have led the standings after nine of the 19 races, with the battle for the title and still wide open and everything to play for.
“The preliminaries are over and from now on the clock is definitely ticking,” said Hill, president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club that owns Silverstone. “If you’re not in the frame now, you are going to be watching it slip out of your fingers. And they are warmed up, they know their position in the whole thing and there’s only room for one guy to go through.”
