Lewis Hamilton judgement made by Max Verstappen before F1 return – ‘I lean towards Vettel'

The Red Bull driver has stated he is far more like Sebastian Vettel than Hamilton when it comes to his life outside of Formula One.

The F1 world champion is known for his visiting of fashion shows, music concerts and holidaying outside of the sport.

But Verstappen believes he likes to keep his private life separate.

“Lewis is of a different generation,” Verstappen told De Telegraaf.

“That’s just how I am. I think I lean more towards the Vettel side than, say, the Lewis side.

“I’m more and more experienced in what I do or do not have to say about my private life.

“Everyone makes their own choices. Lewis is also from another generation. I don’t see him step into a simulator as quickly as he gets home.”

Verstappen races online, often with McLaren’s Lando Norris, whenever possible.

The Red Bull driver says that is something he has done throughout his racing life.

“I can still remember it from my time in karts,” he said.

“Back then I had a busy racing weekend, but then we still went indoor or rental karting in the evening. Just to be a little crazy.

“That is no different now with sim-racing. Certainly in the training you can also play around and fight with each other.

“In Formula 1, the differences in cars are of course greater than there.”

F1 returns with the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, September 1.

Going into the second half of the season, Hamilton leads the world championship by 62 points from Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas.

Verstappen will hope to close the gap and even split the Silver Arrow stars before the end of the year.

source: express.co.uk