Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are undoubtedly each other’s fiercest rivals. Former F1 driver Gerhard Berger, however, believes Lewis can have some respite with Verstappen on a different team, as opposed to his rivalry with Nico Rosberg, where both drove for Mercedes.
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Lewis is on his hindfoot this season as he lost the championship lead to Verstappen. There is a 4 point gap that Hamilton would like to close as the season progresses.
Lewis Hamilton shouldn’t have to worry about Max like he did against Nico
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In an interview with Sport1.de, Berger said: “It’s much easier for Lewis to compete against Max. Because it always holds you back a little when your rival is in another car. It’s all about whether you can finish before him. “
Formula 1 F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – May 9, 2021, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates with the trophy on the podium after winning the race alongside Red Bulls Max Verstappen , who took second place REUTERS / Albert Gea
If not, you have no image loss. Because the other person might have the better car. But if you are beaten by a Nico Rosberg in the same team, then that borders on an insult, ”said Berger. (Translated from German via Google)
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Max vs Lewis, how’s the 2021 season so far?
The fight for the championship in 2021 was intense. Of the six races, the 44-series Mercedes has won three so far, title rival Max only two. However, it is the Dutchman who holds the lead in the championship and wants to win his first world title.
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Formula 1 F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – May 9, 2021, Red Bulls Max Verstappen leads Mercedes’Lewis Hamilton at the start of the REUTERS / Albert Gea race
The seventh round of the championship takes us to Paul Ricard for the French GP. The seven-time world champion hopes to regain the lead in the title race and keep the Red Bull prodigy in the rearview mirror.
The only question left is whether Hamilton can take up the fight after Verstappen and get his hands on the eighth title of his F1 career? We just have to wait the coming weekend to find out.
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