Two time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso says Lewis Hamilton can nonetheless win his elusive eighth world championship.
He has additionally warned that it gained’t be simple for the British driver as Max Verstappen in a league of his personal presently having gained 4 of the six races this season.
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Hamilton heads into Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix on a 30-race shedding streak which is the longest in his profession.
Alonso on the otherhand, has not gained a race in additional than 10 years however has come shut on the Monaco Grand Pix final weekend.
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He is presently having fun with his first season with Aston Martin having completed within the podium in 5 of the six races to this point and it’s 24 factors away from Hamilton within the standings.
In an interview with the PA information company, Alonso did say Hamilton nonetheless has an opportunity to get his eighth.
“Lewis will be in contention for the eighth title.I don’t know if that will be next year, or in the future, but he will have another chance of winning the championship, that is for sure,” Alonso stated.
“Mercedes are a really robust staff, and Lewis is a really robust driver. He doesn’t overlook drive from one season to the subsequent.
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“The Mercedes car is not an easy one to drive and it is not a fast car, but you see every weekend that Lewis is always there – fourth, fifth, fourth, and he was second in Australia. He is driving on top of the car,” stated the two-time F1 champion.
After spending a very good a part of a decade in F1’s midfield, the 41-year-year-old Spaniard made a shock transfer to Aston Martin on the finish of final yr.
He returns dwelling to Spain hoping to win
In his first race for Aston Martin in Bahrain, Alonso completed third to report his 99th podium of his illustrious profession.
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