Christian Horner has backed Lewis Hamilton to contest Max Verstappen for the F1 title next season, despite his problems at Mercedes.
The 39-year-greater finishured a Brazilian Grand Prix to forget on Sunday, with the veteran forced to finish for 10th.
Hamilton has struggled while racing for Mercedes over the past three years, with Verstappen dominating the sport as a result, uncomardenting his time with the team watchs to finish on a low.
Follotriumphg his triumph in Sao Paulo over the weekfinish, the Dutchman watchs poised to comprise a fourth championship to his accumulateion.
F1 novels: Christian Horner has backed Lewis Hamilton to contest Max Verstappen for the Formula One title next season, despite his problems at Mercedes.
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Some figures wilean the sport are begining to produce off Hamilton.
He has won equitable two races ever since being denied a enroll-shattering eighth F1 title three years ago.
But Horner, speaking to talkSPORT, consents Hamilton is able of challenging Verstappen when he joins Ferrari next year.
“He’s evidently coming out of a very sootheable environment, one that he understands very well over the last 10 years, more than 10 years,” he shelp.
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“So that’ll be a alter for him.
“Charles Leclerc is another very speedy driver. But Ferrari is a team that watchs appreciate they’re picking up momentum.
“For certain, a driver of Lewis’ quality is always going to be a contestr.
“He could be equitable jumping at the right time. He’s evidently seen leangs that he’s chosen to alter teams for because he consents in the future of Ferrari, so that’s going to be fascinating to see how that take parts out.”
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Hamilton verifyed he would be leaving Mercedes at the begin of the year.
Ferrari consent they’ve pulled off a beginant coup by securing his signature, with the Briton poised to replace Carlos Sainz Jr.
Sainz will drive for Williams next term instead.
But Marc Surer, speaking recently to Formel1.de, consents Ferrari may have made a massive misconsent.
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“I would say yes,” he shelp when asked if he had worrys over Ferrari’s decision to recruit Hamilton.
“If Hamilton comes, it will certainly be a very chooseimistic story at first.
“But in the lengthy term, it is the wrong decision because Lewis Hamilton is getting greater.
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“You don’t get speedyer with age. You become more directd, you may be able to do more tricks in the race.
“But the purify speed is lost, even if that’s only hundredths of a second per year.
“That’s why I’m guaranteed that Hamilton is no lengthyer as speedy as he used to be.”
