Damon Hill, president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club which is hosting the British GP this weekend reckons Jenson Button has the edge over Lewis Hamilton, thanks to his calmer approach to the sport.
“I think Lewis has got a little bit more to learn tactically than Jenson,” Hill said about the McLaren team-mates. “He is still very young and learning but his approach is more impetuous, which works sometimes and doesn’t at others.
“Whether Lewis will mature or not… he is bound to be maturing all the time but whether he learns to be circumspect when he needs to be, I don’t know if that is his style. I don’t know if he will do that.”
The 1996 world champion said of Hamilton, he is always on ‘maximum attack’ which often leads to ‘hiccups’. Whereas the 2009 world champion takes a more relaxed approach.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if Jenson won the championship again,” he added. “He will absorb more as a competitor and maintain his equilibrium perhaps better than Lewis. I think it would be wrong to assume either would be that easy [to race against] but I think Jenson has perhaps got the slightly more relaxed approach.”
The two McLaren drivers will go head-to-head at their home grand prix at Silverstone this coming weekend, with both having expressed their desire to win – it’ll be an exciting battle with some tough competition from the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari.
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