Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan has encouraged Lewis Hamilton to test himself against Max Verstappen by quitting Mercedes to join Red Bull. Jordan also urged Toto Wolff to walk away from the Silver Arrows. Hamilton is set to equal Michael Schumacher's all-time record of seven world titles as he leads team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 55 points. However, the Brit's contract is set to expire at the end of the season. "I personally believe that Lewis should go to Red Bull and not to Ferrari," Jordan told Dutch TV channel Ziggo Sport. “I’ll tell you that is perfect, because the best young driver of all of Formula 1 at the moment is Max Verstappen. There is no question about it. “His style, his speed, his intellect, his control on the track. Also his arrogance. And grand prix winners and grand prix champions need a level of arrogance. That is obvious. And he has that. “Whether he got it from Jos or whatever, I have no real idea, but the facts are that he has an unbelievable talent. And what I believe is if he had a team-mate like Lewis Hamilton, then I do believe he would be able to beat him.” Jordan thinks Red Bull will soon catch up to Mercedes are return to the top of F1. “I think Lewis at the end of this year will be better than everybody,” he explained. “I have to say that Lewis is on a level with Prost, Senna and Schumacher. And I think he is about to pass them, until Max gets himself sorted. “Then once Max gets on a roll, he will be exactly the same. I don’t think Red Bull are far away. They are extremely close. And I think they haven’t really been that lucky this year. “We saw the DNFs of Max and a few little issues, you know. [Alex] Albon finished third last race. I do believe that the engine, the Honda engine, has the equal or will be the equal very soon of the Mercedes. “So as I said to Adrian, Adrian Newey: 'You have to make a better car, because if you perform like I know that Max can perform, then it is a world championship there for you to have with Red Bull'.”
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