Lewis Hamilton expects Max Verstappen to go previous him: Records are there to be damaged

By India Today Sports Desk: Lewis Hamilton, the joint seven-time Formula One world champion and holder for many Grand Prix wins, acknowledged that Max Verstappen has the potential to surpass his report.

Despite being on the verge of signing a contract extension with Mercedes and having the chance so as to add to his 103 victories, Hamilton recognised that the 25-year-old Dutchman had youth on his facet to go previous him.

“He’s got a very long career ahead of him, so absolutely. Ultimately, records are there to be broken. We’ve got to work harder to continue to extend it and, at least within the last period of time of my career, I hope we get to have some more close racing,” Hamilton stated about Verstappen.

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Verstappen has the prospect to safe Red Bull’s a centesimal Formula One victory on the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend. With a profession complete of 41 wins, he’s on the trail to becoming a member of the ranks of Brazilian nice Ayrton Senna.

Having received 5 out of the seven races this season, Verstappen has prolonged his lead within the drivers’ standings to 53 factors over his Mexican teammate Sergio Perez, who has secured the opposite two victories.

With 22 races on this yr’s calendar, Verstappen might probably surpass Hamilton’s report by the top of the season if he continues his dominant kind. However, Hamilton made it clear that he wouldn’t simply relinquish his report, regardless that no driver has ever received a race after reaching 300 races.

Hamilton, who will begin his 318th Grand Prix on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the place he claimed his first victory in 2007, expressed confidence in Mercedes’ resurgence. Despite a difficult interval, he pointed to current podium finishes and highlighted the workforce’s progress.

“We’ve come through a tough patch and on our way back up,” Hamilton remarked. “Some of the races it feels like we’ve had wins; it’s just about perspective. Of course, we’ve not been in first, but there have been many wins in the steps we have taken. We have that North Star; we know where we need to go.”