WATCH: The top 10 battles of the 2021 Formula 1 season

The 2022 season isn't far away but we're all craving some wheel-to-wheel F1 action, so here are the best on-track battles of 2021, including Lewis Hamilton vs Fernando Alonso, and Pierre Gasly vs Charles Leclerc.

Last season was one of the most memorable in F1 history, thanks in part to the spirited wheel-to-wheel racing throughout.

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It's no surprise that Hamilton and Sergio Perez feature in our round-up of the best battles after their titanic duel in the season finale in Abu Dhabi – while both McLaren drivers went hunting the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz in a thrilling three-way battle at the Circuit of The Americas, also making the cut.

Watch our countdown of the 10 best duels and on-track fights from a truly extraordinary 2021 Formula 1 season in the player above.