Lewis Hamilton Snubs Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen In Naming the Only Driver Who Gave Him a Run For His Money

Having spent over 16 years in F1, Lewis Hamilton has won a record 7 world championships and 103 Grands Prix. Throughout his tenure, the British driver engaged in fierce rivalries with Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg, and Max Verstappen. However, none of these rivalries were as enjoyable for the 39 year old as the rivalry he shared with Sebastian Vettel.

Speaking in an interview with , Hamilton revealed how his greatest rivalry in F1 was with the former Ferrari and Red Bull driver. Advertisement , stated Hamilton In 2017 and 2018, the two drivers locked horns for the championship with each other while Vettel drove for Ferrari and led the charge for Mercedes.

Vettel took the lead at the halfway stage in both years, but Hamilton turned the tables in the second half and stole the title from under the German’s nose. Advertisement Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/fiagirly/status/1746171437260390567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Hamilton took note of ‘s prowess and praised the four time world champion’s driving skills while also complimenting his personality.

, he said. Eventually, the rivalry turned into mutual admiration, and the two now share a good friendship, with them often exchanging empowering messages with each other. Lewis Hamilton has had some tough competition Hamilton’s earliest rivalry in F1 came in the same year he made his debut, and it came in the form of a two time world champion, .

Recalling the same, Hamilton once claimed Alonso was the most talented driver he ever come across and that he was lucky to face intense competition from an experienced driver in his early days in F1. While there was once bad blood between the two, both drivers have now taken a more amicable approach towards each other.

Advertisement Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/F1RetroOldie/status/1743944373308375531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Hamilton’s youngest and latest rival, , stands as a controversial figure in the Briton’s life solely because of the AD21 incident. The same has led to an air of tension between the two.

It is difficult for Verstappen to be as free around his British counterpart as he is in front of others. Even on the smallest of details, fans end up taking sides instead of the two drivers just letting go of it. Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/F1GuyDan/status/1744408680173318418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Perhaps the epitome of an all out rivalry in Hamilton’s career came when he clashed with at Mercedes.

The 2016 world champion would later label the feud as but it was too little too late. The intra team rivalry became so intense that Mercedes had to lay down specific laws to ensure things did not blow out of proportion on the tracks. Rosberg said. Advertisement.