Qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix is coming soon, and one of the favorites could be Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes.
In other words, we in the editorial team tip him as one of the favorites, but his former teammate and world champion sees it completely differently. Jenson Button claims that Hamilton is simply too old and slow for qualifying! This is a really harsh statement, but it is not without foundation. So far, only one person and only once has managed to beat the seven-time world champion in qualifying, and that was Nico Rosberg. In 2014, the total was 12-7 in favor of Rosberg, but this season Hamilton is getting a much tougher debacle from George Russell, as he will be driving for Ferrari next year:
"Lewis is almost 40, which is probably why he fell behind in qualifying. No matter how high-level his performances are, no matter how good his reflexes are, he can no longer compete with the younger guys. He is too old for that, he cannot keep them up for one lap and he probably finds it very difficult to bear that his rivals are not only faster and fresher, but also more consistent." - he brutally honestly assessed his former rival Button.
Is he really old? We'll find out soon...
