Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has fired a shot at Lewis Hamilton. Horner has claimed, Max Verstappen is a better driver and he thinks George Russell as helped to prove his theory right. Indeed, Hamilton has beaten Verstappen to the world title over the last few years. Last year, the British driver won his seventh world title. Hamilton was forced to sit out of the Sakhir Grand Prix last season when he contracted coronavirus. Williams star Russel almost won the race when he deputised for the absent Hamilton. Horner reckons Russell's performance proves that Verstappen is better than seven-time world champion Hamilton. "I think he is the best, yes," Horner told RacingNews365. "Russell's performance at Mercedes confirmed that for me. Max and Lewis stand out for me, but while we absolutely should not be blind to all that Hamilton has achieved, he does have access to a good package while Max has to get more and more out of his car. "You can see that by the fact that a driver from Williams qualified directly on the front row of the grid and almost won the race. If someone had to get into Max's car, if he had coronavirus, they would never reach his level of performance." When asked if Verstappen has reached his peak, Horner said: "No, I don't think so. It's very difficult for he other drivers given Max's performance. If you look at his performance in Abu Dhabi, his pole was phenomenal. Max controlled the race and put in a mature performance from start to finish."
Source: Express