Michael Schumacher’s Brother Rubbishes Max Verstappen-Lewis Hamilton Theory

Max Verstappen secured his second world title at the Japanese Grand Prix. It was a dominant drive under treacherous rainy circumstances. The Dutchman led every lap of the race which was reduced to around 45 minutes after a long stoppage prompted because of Carlos Sainz’s crash. Formula 1 veteran Michael Schumacher’s brother, Ralf Schumacher, however, feels he still has a long way to go to be counted among greats like Lewis Hamilton and his brother.

Max Verstappen did not have the best of starts to the current season. This was not because of any faults of his own. The car in the initial races was facing issues. However, as the season progressed, Red Bull made crucial amends to the car to make it what it is today.

Ralf Schumacher wary of comparing Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton

Ralf Schumacher recently praised the Flying Dutchman in his recent column in Sky Germany. He congratulated the 2nd time champion and lauded him for overcoming a tough start to the season. Ralf wrote he was more impressed with Max’s feat because he could achieve it despite teammate Sergio Perez not being in the best of form.

Ralf, however, wrote that it was too early to say if Max could break his brother Michael and Lewis Hamilton’s joint record of 7 world titles. He wrote, “Even though he’s only 25 years old, I think it’s a bit premature to think about tackling the records set by Lewis Hamilton and Michael.”

“I’m assuming that Verstappen isn’t up to it just yet. That’s still a long way off. In terms of driving ability, of course, he can definitely do that, there’s no doubt about that,” Ralf continued.

He attributed the assumption to the fact that Verstappen might not always have the luxury of driving the fastest car.

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Considering the fact that Max recently admitted that he might not race in Formula 1 until he is 40 years of age, achieving the 7 world championship milestone truly might become a far-fetched dream.

Max Verstappen has no intention of racing until 40

Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton completed two big personal career milestones this season. While Hamilton made his 300th race start at the French GP, Alonso made his 350th race start at the Singapore GP. Hamilton on the occasion revealed his intention of going further and reaching the 400 race mark.

Verstappen, however, recently revealed that he has no plans to continue in Formula 1 for that long. The Red Bull driver said that he might try his hand at different ventures in motorsports, though.

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Max is still 25 years of age and tied to Red Bull with a contract that runs until the end of 2028. Pondering over his retirement plans for fans is a futile task, at least for now.