“It is also not comparable”– Max Verstappen downplays his rivalry with Lewis Hamilton comparisons to Ayrton Senna-Alain Prost; change of opinion as initially the Red Bull ace liked the resemblance

Tanish Chachra | 19/10/2021
"It is also not comparable"– Max Verstappen downplays his rivalry with Lewis Hamilton comparison with Ayrton Senna-Alain Prost; change of opinion initially the Red Bull ace liked

Max Verstappen downplays the suggestion of Lewis Hamilton, and his rivalry is comparable to Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost battle.

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s rivalry is the most exciting in many years. The six points difference between the two drivers in the current standings is an accurate description of it.

This has propelled the fans to compare it with a legendary on track feud between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. However, Verstappen doesn’t think it’s accurate and even important to him.

“I don’t attach much importance to it,” Verstappen said to the media. “I’m just here to win. I want to get the best result, but otherwise, I am not concerned. I just want to go in every weekend and win another race, but I never compare it to other drivers.”

“It is also not comparable, because some years you have more dominant cars than others. That will always be the case in Formula 1, so there is no point in comparing them.”

Though this is not the first time Verstappen has reacted to the claim, a few weeks ago, he was asked a question about his rivalry with Hamilton, “For me, Senna vs Prost sounds best,” he replied. Though, back then, also he maintained that it was not important to him.

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Neither records motivate Max Verstappen

Verstappen was asked whether the aim of breaking records motivates him, considering the Briton is at the twilight of his career. However, to Verstappen, it hardly matters to him.

“As I said, I’m not into that. You can’t control that. Sometimes you have very dominant years, then you string the titles together. That’s not always the case, being able to stay dominant for so long, but that’s Formula 1.”

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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