Lewis Hamilton is no longer on Max Verstappen's level in Formula 1, according to a former F1 team manager...
Max Verstappen is away out in front in a league of his own, with not even Lewis Hamilton on his level anymore, according to a former F1 team manager.
Hamilton, once the sport’s undisputed number one, has had to watch on helplessly as Verstappen has romped to two consecutive titles since beating the Mercedes driver to a controversial maiden title in 2021, and a former F1 team manager believes the British driver is no longer at his rival’s level.Speaking about the rivalry of the two drivers in an exclusive interview with PlanetF1.com coming into the United States Grand Prix, in which the pair finished 2.
“That’s his confidence, he’s got the confidence now that he is untouchable, when an F1 driver, a World Champion, gets to that stage, it is very difficult to stop it.”Villadelprat, who also enjoyed stints with Ferrari, McLaren, and Prost during a long career in F1, spoke of his admiration of Hamilton, but said the performances of his teammates relative to how Verstappen’s teammates have performed suggest the Dutch driver is the stronger.“I love Hamilton.
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