Lewis Hamilton WOULD BEAT Michael Schumacher if they were both in their prime and driving the same car, pundit Eddie Jordan claims, due to his ‘extra control’… while insisting Ferrari ‘needs’ the seven-time world champion
- Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumancher have won seven world titles
- They briefly raced alongside each other early in Hamilton’s career.
- Eddie Jordan feels the Brit would ‘just beat’ a race between the two in their prime
Lewis Hamilton would “almost surpass” Michael Schumacher if they were both driving the same car in their prime, according to former F1 owner Eddie Jordan.
The two drivers are tied for a world record of seven world championships each, and they competed against each other at the end of Schumacher’s career and at the beginning of Hamilton’s.
Despite the German driver racing briefly for Jordan F1 in 1991, the pundit backed the younger driver to win a race, as he said. OLBG: ‘Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher were from different eras in their heyday.
‘I would hate to see them fight because it would be fireworks. Schumacher would stick his elbows out more than Hamilton, but Hamilton has that extra control.
‘If it was more than six runs I would say it would be 3-3. I’ll stick my neck out and say that Hamilton almost beat Schumacher if they both drove in the same car.”
Lewis Hamilton would win a race against Michael Schumacher if they were driving the same car, says Eddie Jordan
The former F1 owner felt Hamilton would ‘almost top it’ if they were both in their prime
Despite his illustrious past that saw him win six championships in seven years, the 38-year-old Mercedes driver has struggled to keep pace with Max Verstappen this season.
Hamilton finished second behind the Dutchman on Sunday, who looks dominant again after winning the last two World Championships.
Verstappen and Sergio Pérez top the drivers’ table after three races, while Red Bull has collected almost twice as many points as any other team after winning all three races.
Reflecting on one team’s dominance in recent years, Jordan felt it was time to mirror Schumacher by joining the most famous name in the sport.
Both Hamilton and Schumacher have won seven World Drivers’ Championship titles.
Jordan felt Hamilton should move to Ferrari to try and challenge Red Bull’s recent dominance.
“Formula 1 needs Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari and Ferrari needs Lewis Hamilton,” he said, after dismissing the idea of him joining Red Bull.
‘Hamilton should look to go to another Championship winning team, but the drama is who is going to go aside. Hamilton is a McLaren man but I can’t see him coming back there because of the position they are in. The only other places I see Hamilton going are Ferrari or staying at Mercedes.
“At the moment, there is no signed contract and Toto Wolff said that if he were Hamilton he would consider leaving.
“I don’t know Wolff’s point of view on the situation, but I believe him when he says he wants Hamilton to stay.” But the Mercedes is not good enough for Hamilton.