Published 21:42 IST, February 13th 2020

Max Verstappen makes big revelation about Lewis Hamilton's future in F1 with Mercedes

Max Verstappen stressed on the fact that Lewis Hamilton's victory depends mainly on the team (Mercedes) and not on him. Hamilton won his sixth title this year.

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Max Verstappen recently took a dig at his F1 championship rival Lewis Hamilton. Dutch driver said that Lewis Hamilton will continue his Formula 1 career until Mercedes keep building championship-winning cars. Lewis Hamilton recently won his sixth F1 title and will be aiming to win his seventh World Championship in upcoming season. 

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Max Verstappen on connection between Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton

While speaking to German media publication Auto Zeitung, Max Verstappen said that Lewis Hamilton won’t keep racing forever. At some point, he will have to stop. Verstappen stressed on fact that Hamilton's victory depends mainly on team and t on him. He ded that if Mercedes continue to build good cars, Hamilton will never stop driving. Verstappen also said that he respects Hamilton as a very strong racer. 

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Lewis Hamilton’s F1 contract with Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton’s future with Mercedes has been a topic of discussion in recent weeks. British driver is yet to anunce an extension with  F1 team. Earlier, re were rumours of Hamilton possibly joining Ferrari but that move seems unlikely.

re have been reports about Hamilton looking to seek a hefty contract extension. Unfortunately for him, Mercedes were reluctant to oblige to his demands.

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Max Verstappen defends aggressive driving 

Max Verstappen said that a driver has to drive aggressively sometimes and making mistakes is a part of deal. Dutch driver said that putting robots in cars would be a good bet if one doesn't want to see aggressive driving. Verstappen ded that he has to listen to many opinions about driving. However, he cant listen to all of m. If one is driving with a racing car, it is very easy to make a mistake and  most important thing is to learn from it.

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Max Verstappen is famous for being youngest driver (17 years, 166 days) to compete in Formula 1. 

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21:41 IST, February 13th 2020