MARK WEBBER thinks Lewis Hamilton will be far too strong for his rivals this season and win a seventh world title.
The former Red Bull driver reckons Mercedes will once again be the class of the field when the new season kicks off next Sunday in Melbourne.
Lewis Hamilton will be too hot to handle for his rivals again, according to Mark WebberCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Mark Webber thinks Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will be too strong again this seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty
And that means Hamilton will be in pole position for a fourth straight drivers’ crown that would bring him level with Michael Schumacher on seven.
Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Webber said: “I think Merc will be too tough for them to handle, operationally and with Lewis.
“I would love to see Ferrari sitting on the front row. They were very good in qualifying last year, but there are no points in qualifying, you have to put the race together.
“That’s where Mercedes and strategy and Lewis (comes in). It’s the whole thing. They just slowly strip you down.”
Hamilton cruised to the title last season, finishing 87 points ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
Lewis Hamilton is chasing a seventh world titleCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Lewis Hamilton test drives the new Mercedes F1 car in Barcelona
Webber added: “Nothing against Valtteri, (but) Hamilton is one of the greats of the sport in the last 70 years. He is a headache for everyone. I don’t know who would be comfortable sitting beside him.
“Lewis is a ginormous, ginormous challenge for anyone. Valtteri is doing what he can, but Hamilton is a big problem for the opposition.
”He’s hungry and he’s still tenacious and he is reinventing himself, and that’s the extraordinary quality he has which is great to watch.”
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
