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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 12: Pole position qualifier Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing speaks with third placed qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 12: Pole position qualifier Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing speaks with third placed qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
Tim Coronel has recently talked about Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The Dutch racer has opened up about the comparison between two of the best racers of this generation. Tim has compared them with Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.
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BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 08: Pole position qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP shakes hands with second place qualifier Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing in parc ferme during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on May 08, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton is one of the best of all time without a doubt. With seven world titles in his bag already, he’s experiencing the pinnacle of success. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen is on the brink to become another top global success as well. The 24-year-old just won his maiden world championship by defeating the mighty Lewis Hamilton.
Talking about their comparison, Coronel conveyed, “We should really just put Lewis and Max in the same car. Then you get the Prost-Senna effect.”
No stone is left unturned in the title fights we've witnessed before 😅
Especially in this epic battle between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in 1989! 👀#F1 #HistoryAwaits pic.twitter.com/AeSj4DvxFQ
— Formula 1 (@F1) December 2, 2021
Factually, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna were two of the best drivers of their generation. Senna, the Brazilian star driver, has won three world championships while Prost won four times.
The duo has given the world some scenes of intense rivalry when they were together in McLaren. They were teammates in the British team in 1988 and 1989 and the rivalry continued until Prost joined Ferrari in 1990.
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The Dutchman has also stated that Sergio Perez, or Pierre Gasly for that matter, isn’t the right man to partner with the superfast Max Verstappen. The only person to go on equal terms with Verstappen right now is Hamilton, the 49-year-old expressed.
“Gasly couldn’t compete with Max either, even tried a completely different set-up with that Red Bull, then it went from bad to worse. Perez had the same thing. Gasly couldn’t handle it, Perez couldn’t handle it. They were both wrong about it,” the Dutchman has further asserted.
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BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 08: Pole position qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP shakes hands with second place qualifier Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing in parc ferme during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on May 08, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
As the new season dawns, another Verstappen-Hamilton rivalry is on the brink. It’ll be interesting to see if Verstappen can defend his title. Or Hamilton will break the world record by claiming his eighth championship trophy. Only time will tell.
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