Tuesday, May 10, 2011

SEBASTIAN VETTEL'S IN SCHUMACHER CLASS

Lewis Hamilton paid Sebastian Vettel the ultimate compliment yesterday by comparing him to seven-times world champ Michael Schumacher at his best

Sebastian Vettel tightened his stranglehold on this year’s championship on Sunday when he won his third race in four starts with victory in Turkey.

He has a 34-point gap on Hamilton, with McLaren team-mate Jenson Button 47 points adrift.

Hamilton won the previous race in China, but was 40 seconds behind Vettel in Istanbul and said:

“Thirty-four points is a very big gap at the moment. He was cruising in Turkey. I’ve got to be on the ragged edge to try and get every little step I can.

“It’s very similar to when Schumacher was dominating. Now Sebastian is dominating – pole position at all four races this season, and he’s nearly won all four.”

With Vettel scoring 93 points from a possible 100, and given the resources available to Red Bull, there is already talk the championship could be over by mid-summer.

But Hamilton added: “I don’t have a fear that will happen, but it is possible. But it is also possible we could catch up and overtake them.”

Source: Daily Star

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