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The title-hopeful clashed with reigning champion Lewis Hamilton over the course of 2019 before agreeing to end their feud. Rosberg believes Verstappen may be the man to end his former
Mercedes team-mate's reign as the king of F1 if the 2020 season is cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. "It certainly increases the chances of there being a surprise
champion, if there's fewer [races], because then as well luck plays a bigger role," said Rosberg. "I always thought that Red Bull and Max Verstappen were really going to be in
the hunt this year and really be able to annoy Mercedes in a big way and give them a big run for their money. And therefore, yeah, if there's a shorter season maybe his chances would
be even bigger." Verstappen now faces a wait until the French Grand Prix at the end of June to begin his title push with the Covid-19 pandemic seeing the first eight races of 2020
called off.