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Verstappen title win better for the sport reckons Berger

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4 years ago
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Verstappen title win better for the sport reckons Berger

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB16B and Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W12 crash at the first chicane

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A Max Verstappen Formula 1 championship win would be better for the sport than another Lewis Hamilton title, reckons former F1 driver Gerhard Berger.

Berger, a ten-time grand prix winner, has applauded the title fight between Verstappen and Hamilton as “exactly what Formula 1 needs” following several years of dominance by Hamilton and Mercedes.

Wading into the clashes between the pair this year, Berger called the latest crash in Italy “a racing incident”, but welcomed the competition.

“This is exactly what Formula 1 needs,” Berger is quoted as saying by Autosport. “This is racing. Finally we have two big guys racing each other, and it’s even better that they are from two different teams.

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“Can you imagine what would happen if you had a third driver in a Ferrari fighting up front as well? You would have full grandstands and people watching it again.

“This is what Formula 1 was looking for, for so many years. It is so important for the sport to have these kinds of things.”

Berger is split on who he would like to see come out on top this year, as both would create great stories – a first time winner or a record eight-time champion – but ultimately believes a Verstappen win would be better for the sport.

“I think for the entire sport it would be good to have a change,” added the Austrian, who is now in charge of DTM.

“But having said that, it is also great to have Lewis Hamilton still performing as he does after so many years, still having that killer instinct and having the discipline for so many years.

“I would also love to see Lewis becoming the greatest of all time, so it is really difficult to give you a straight answer on this one.

“But we have seen Lewis winning four championship in a row, and we all know that Max Verstappen is a superstar by now as well. So it would be great to see the young guy come out on top.”

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  1. Dami says:
    4 years ago

    A Verstappen title win is essential for the dignity and reputation of the sport, and also to hopefully usher in a new era of Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Russell, Gasly, and Ocon all fighting for the title in more or less equal cars over the next few years.

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    • Sam Reddy says:
      4 years ago

      Can you elaborate on what you mean ‘is essential to the dignity’ of the sport. Lewis Hamilton is an absolute champion. He has altered the look of F1 for the better.

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