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Lewis Hamilton says the ability to beat Max Verstappen in 2025 will depend on “whether they have a second-and-a-half advantage at the first race again”.
At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive world title win (although his first title win in 2021 remains controversial to this day).
After the race, Lewis Hamilton was asked to comment on the Dutchman’s performance in 2024.
“He’s done a fantastic job,” Lewis said.
“He’s not made any mistakes and he’s delivered every time and every point he’s supposed to. And him and his team have done the best job, again, fourth year in a row.
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“And it definitely got exciting at one point. I think they will be hard to beat next year because they probably started earlier than everyone else developing next year’s car as well.
“But yeah, really happy for him.”
Asked whether he thinks Verstappen can be beaten in 2025, Lewis said:
“It really depends whether they have a second-and-a-half advantage at the first race again like they did this year.”
