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Lewis Hamilton doubts he can win this year, fears Max Verstappen ‘nearly unbeatable’


Lewis Hamilton fears he could have his first winless season in his Formula 1 career as he thinks Max Verstappen and Red Bull are “nearly unbeatable”.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton has won at least one race in every season spanning from his rookie year, 2007.

Mercedes has moved closer to the front this whole season but has never contested the title.

With six races remaining, Hamilton knew he was running out of time to extend his record.

“We have to be realistic. Red Bull is almost unbeatable,” Hamilton said.

“It’s going to take some real work to beat that car.

“In terms of performance, we haven’t caught up with them and we don’t have the upgrades coming up to be able to overtake them. So it will take some luck to win.

“It’s not impossible, because we could have beaten them in Budapest.

“But Max is often cold up front, so you can never tell their true speed.”

Verstappen’s recent form has been so dominant that he has an out-of-the-box hit to end the championship in the next race, the Singapore Grand Prix on October 2.

Verstappen doesn’t just stop at the title. He has won 11 races this year and has six more events to surpass the current record of 13 in a season, held jointly by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.



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