straight fight

British

noun

a contest between two candidates only

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If it is a straight fight for the title between Russell and Antonelli, Wolff will let them race, within the boundaries that they are not allowed to crash into each other, and deal with situations as they arise.

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Real Madrid's Bellingham and Morgan Rogers - with the Villa man's excellence for club and country giving Tuchel a genuine choice - appear to be locked in a straight fight at number 10.

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It looks like a straight fight between Bellingham and Rogers, but Palmer has the class to be a wildcard if he can stay fit and find his best form.

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Ferrari’s one-three moved them ahead of Red Bull into second in the constructors’ championship, which now looks to be a straight fight between McLaren and Ferrari, with Red Bull out of contention.

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Max Verstappen, the man who Norris has become the first to beat in a straight fight this year, was the first.

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