Verstappen or Hamilton? That's what the other drivers say

The 24-year-old Dutchman from Red Bull or his twelve-year-old rival Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes. The tendency among drivers is more towards Max Verstappen - for a variety of reasons. “It's not that I support him, I think he deserves it,” said Fernando Alonso. The now 40-year-old world champion from 2005 and 2006 even thinks that over the entire year, Verstappen was “one step ahead of everyone”.

The Spaniard said nothing about whether the bitter stable duel with the Brit in 2007 might have had a certain after-effect in his assessment of Hamilton. He and Hamilton, then in his first season, lost the title at McLaren due to internal strife, while Kimi Räikkönen triumphed in the Ferrari. The trend is towards Verstappen The Finn, on the other hand, 42 years old and a former Formula 1 driver as of Monday, basically doesn't care who wins the World Cup. But if he had to choose one, he would be with Red Bull and therefore Verstappen. “It would just be something different,” he said at the Yas Marina Circuit. Because Mercedes has won every title since 2014. Hamilton only lost in 2016, in a team duel against Nico Rosberg. “It would just be something different” Raikkonen on Verstappen as world champion Not surprising: the two drivers from Red Bull sister team Toro Rosso also voted for Verstappen. Pierre Gasly also explained, with a view to the extremely delicate constellation, that the two World Cup candidates start with equal points, but with the possibly decisive advantage of the greater number of victories this season for Verstappen: "I'm not sure whether they will finish the race, but Max and Red Bull will do it.”

Vettel (left) and Alonso take the Verstappen side. © ANSA / Hassan Ammar / POOL

The person who won the title with the team of Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz from 2010 to 2013 before the Mercedes era also has hope. And the reason for Sebastian Vettel's emotional state is named after Michael Schumacher, the seven-time champion like Hamilton: "In some way I would be happy if Michael's record stood, but even if Lewis wins, Michael remains the greatest for me."

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Michael Schumacher's son Mick, like some others, did not want to commit himself, while George Russell made a clear statement in favor of Hamilton. Not particularly surprising: Hamilton's 23-year-old British compatriot will be moving to Mercedes next year.

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Verstappen or Hamilton? That's what the other drivers say

Who will win the 1 Formula 2021 World Championship is the big question. Here you can find the opinions of the other drivers.

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