Bernie Ecclestone’s verdict on Lewis Hamilton’s 2024 F1 title hope

Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher share the record with ꦗseven titles each, and time is running out for t♛he current Mercedes driver to win an eighth.
Hamilton has no🃏w been sent well-wishes from somew🅘hat of an unlikely source in Ecclestone, who he has previously been handed criticism from.
"I hope he makes it,” Ecclestone said via about Hamilton’s bid for a re🍸cord eighth t🃏itle.
“He would then make history.”
Ecclestone and Hamilton clash♎ed as recently 🙈as last season.
Hꩵamilton questionᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚed why “older voices” were being given a platform to speak, in the wake of Nelson Piquet labelling him a racist word.
“Maybe the older generation are not interested in liste🍒ning to what he has to say,” Ecclest😼one said in response via the .
But the ex𒐪-F1 supremo, aged 93, has now lent support to Hamilton’s bid for this year𒁃’s championship.
Much of Hamilton’s hope 🔥will rely upon Mercedes delivering him a car which is substantially more 🍎competitive than the iterations of the past two years.
One more title would add to Hamilton’s guaranteed legend, and take him🧸 in excess of Schumacher’s tally.
Schumacher, whoꩵ won his titles at Benetton and F𒅌errari, laid the groundwork for Hamilton’s later glory with three seasons driving for Mercedes at the end of his own career.
E🎃ccl🌄estone, who stepped away from F1 when Liberty Media took over in 2017, remembers the Schumacher era well.
“Max Verstappen💛 has a bit of [Schumacher] in him,” Ecclestone now says.
"Max isn't as merciless as Michael was.
“Because Michael didn't e🧜ven think about making compromises."
Ecclestone labelled Schumacher “a little more ruthless” o🔥n the track.
Schumacher turned 55 yea♍rs old this week, shortly after the 10-year anniversary of the skiing accident which resulted in life-changing injuries.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher now rests at home with his family in Swit💛zerland, away from the public’s gaze.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyꦫthing from American sports, to footb🐬all, to F1.