Former F1 Driver Tips Max Verstappen and Not Vettel or Bottas to Take the Fight to Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen, pursuing his first World title, and Lewis Hamilton, who is after his seventh. It will be the battle to watch this season as indicated by previous F1 driver Johnny Herbert.

A year ago Hamilton frolicked to his 6th Drivers’ title, his solitary rival being his Mercedes partner Valtteri Bottas. That is essentially been the story since 2014.

In the previous six years, Mercedes have packed away four 1-2s in the Drivers’ standings, commanding almost every Grand Prix.

This year, however, many are foreseeing that Red Bull could be increasingly engaged with the battle with Max Verstappen testing Hamilton for the World title.

A year ago he oversaw only three wins with Mercedes taking 15.

This year Herbert figures the title race will be significantly nearer.

Throughout the winter tests in Barcelona, Mercedes was the quickest and in no time behind it was Red Bull Racing. Max Verstappen didn’t show the real nature, so the hole between the top groups may be considerably smaller. We were going to see that in Australia, however that race was dropped finally and now we need to hang tight for the beginning of the period.

There is a decent possibility that there will be fundamentally fewer races this year than at first arranged. The more extended the season, the fewer weekends will remain and afterward there is the circumstance of various lockdowns and corona measures per nation.

Max Verstappen will bring the fight to Hamilton – Herbert

Speaking to RTL GP, Herbert says “I don’t think much will change compared to what we saw during testing in Barcelona, there is not really anyone working at the moment because of the shutdown.

“When the wheels finally start turning, I think that we will see what we expected in Australia.”

The Brit figures Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel could likewise be in the blend, saying six-time World Champion Hamilton is savoring the possibility of an exceptional fight.

“The battles will be closer,” he added.

“I think Red Bull is closest to Mercedes. But it will be Max Verstappen who will have to bring the fight to Lewis Hamilton.”

“He’d absolutely hopes that happens, because that’s what Lewis is all about – racing,” he said.

“That’s what Max is all about, Charles Leclerc, Sebastian Vettel and hopefully Valtteri Bottas as well.

“We still have a good chance of a great season.”