"Lewis Hamilton Is Not God" - Max Vows To Stop Formula 0ne Star

Formula One driver, Max Verstappen, has stated his conviction on his chances of stopping Lewis Hamilton's bid for a seventh Formula One title this season

The 22-year-old Dutch driver won three races last year, earning him a third-place finish in the championship, and is not about to be awed by anyone's reputation - not even Lewis Hamilton who can easily pass as the greatest driver of all time.

"It's very car-dependent of course in Formula One," Verstappen told reporters at a Red Bull team media event on Monday. "Lewis is very good. He is definitely one of the best out there, but he's not God. Maybe God is with him, but he is not God."

Hamilton, 35, is chasing several records this season including Michael Schumacher's 91 race wins and seven titles and has won five of the last six championships with dominant Mercedes.

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However, Max Verstappen believes he has what it takes to challenge the Formula One star for the 2020 Championship.
"We really want to mount a challenge to especially Mercedes and I think we can do that," said Verstappen, who last month signed a contract extension to the end of 2023 and has a new English trainer and physio for 2020.

Verstappen also suggested Hamilton could be wilt if put under sustained pressure after the Briton identified Verstappen last year as someone he gave more space to because of his aggressive reputation.

"I'm very much looking forward to it, everybody's fired up and everybody's very motivated. Coming off last year, at the end, we were very competitive," said the Dutch driver.