“There will never be anyone like Hamilton again”

“The consistency and ability that Lewis has shown in Formula 14 for 1 years now is simply unique and never seen before,” said the 67-year-old Haug in an interview with the Internet portal Sport1.de : “And in my opinion it will most likely never recur.”

Ex-Mercedes Motorsport boss Norbert Haug (left). © APA/epa / JENS BUETTNER

Hamilton can equal Michael Schumacher's record of seven world championship titles this year, as well as equal and even surpass the now 91-year-old's 51 Grand Prix victories. Hamilton has achieved 88 so far. The 92-year-old Brit has had by far the most pole positions (35) for a long time. With 156 podium places, he recently surpassed Schumacher's 155 at the Spanish Grand Prix.

“It was unimaginable for ages that Michael's previously unique record would ever be equaled or even surpassed. But if you paid a little attention, it became clear two years ago at the latest that Lewis was well on his way to breaking all existing Formula 1 records,” said Haug. “However, Michael never had such a superior environment and such an unrivaled racing car as Lewis found at Mercedes.” However, this should not detract from Hamilton’s performance. No first-class conditions were created for Vettel He has dominated Formula 1 with Mercedes for years. Hamilton moved to the German factory team for the 2013 season as Schumacher's successor. After winning the World Cup in 2008 with McLaren-Mercedes, he further expanded his collection of titles with the Silver Arrows and won the World Cup in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

“Just as Mercedes managed to create first-class conditions for victories and world titles for Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari failed to do the same for Sebastian Vettel,” said Haug.

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“There will never be anyone like Hamilton again”

Former Mercedes Motorsport boss Norbert Haug considers Lewis Hamilton's achievements to be unparalleled.

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