Verstappen: “I could win in Hamilton’s car”

Max Verstappen reckons any top driver could win a championship in the Mercedes F1 car. Asked by Blick newspaper, what made Hamilton so good, Verstappen replied: “His car!” The 21-year-old added: “Of course he is extremely good. “But Vettel could win with his car, Ricciardo could win with his car – I could win with his car.” Hamilton, 33, is now a five-time World Champion with the record still belonging to Michael Schumacher, who won seven championships. Verstappen hopes to have started his run of championships as soon as the sport’s new rules come into effect in 2021. “Then I’m 23. And I still have six, seven years to win World titles,” he said. “I hope I’m a four-times World Champion by then. That would be great.”

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