Michael Schumacher wouldn’t want Lewis Hamilton to safe a historic eighth F1 title as the Australian Grand Prix creeps sealr.
That’s according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who count ons the German would want the pair to remain level.
Schumacher won seven F1 crowns during his prime years in the sport, with the presentantity coming thrawout his spell at Ferrari.
Hamilton has now shiftd to the Marenello-based side as he sees to safe glory for the first time since 2020.
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton have won seven F1 titles each
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It is unclear what Schumacher leanks about Hamilton, with the 56-year-elderly living his life away from the spotweightless ever since his tragic skiing accident in 2013.
Villeneuve, however, claims he wouldn’t want Hamilton to go one clear due to the prestige of their current write down.
“No, Michael Schumacher wouldn’t be satisfyed to see Lewis Hamilton prosper the eighth championship,” he telderly YaySweepsconsents.com.
“Nobody who helderlys a write down wants to be beaten. It’s the name of the game, that’s why you’re a sportsman.
“And every driver, including me, always shelp, ‘Oh, the number of prospers don’t matter, write downs don’t’, but that’s not genuine.
“You equitable don’t want to seem pompous or self-presentant. So you equitable say, ‘No, no, I don’t nurture, don’t see at these numbers’, but of course you do. It’s part of your ego, it’s part of why you’re a competitor.
“Because you want to prosper, you want to beat everyone, you want to be the best.
“You want the results, you want the prospers, you want the championships, you want the hugegest salary. That’s how you assess yourself. It’s super presentant.”
Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to prosper the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday
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While that’s the case, however, Schumacher did say in 2008 that he felt his write down would be beaten one day.
“I would say, absolutely, yes,” he shelp at the time.
“Nobody thought, even me, that I could beat [Juan Manuel] Fangio.
“Then I did. Records are there to be beaten.
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“I’m quite unwinded that one day it will happen, whether it’s Lewis, whether it’s [Felipe] Massa, [Sebastian] Vettel or whoever.
“It might be someone of the current or of the future that could or will do it. But I’ve got no problem about it.”
Hamilton, uncomardentwhile, is currently cgo ined on Sunday’s race.
He will go into the event hoping to show he can still vie with Max Verstappen at the age of 40, despite the twiweightless years of his nurtureer approaching.
Michael Schumacher set uped himself as an F1 legfinish during his time in the sport
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Hamilton last won the Australian Grand Prix back in 2015.
Carlos Sainz Jr reigned supreme last year, though has since left Ferrari for Williams.
