“It would be a shame if they end up like Senna and Prost”: The definition of F1 between Verstappen and Hamilton according to ESPN specialists

No more comments criticizing Formula 1 as boring, in which the same person always won. In this season, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton They have been in charge of a duel that has reached both of them with the possibility of being champions in the absence of two dates of the certain year.

This Sunday the new Saudi Arabian GP will be raced at the new Jeddah street circuit and next Sunday closes the year with the GP from Abu Dhabi, where the champion could be defined. These two races will be broadcast exclusively on Star +. Free practices and qualys will be via ESPN, but Sunday’s race will go through the streaming service.

In the previous definition, El Comercio was able to participate in a chat with Fernando Tornello and Juan Fossaroli, Formula 1 specialist journalists, where they tell us how they see the end of the season. The fight between Verstappen and Hamilton has excited everyone and two more spectacular dates are ahead.

“We don’t want it to end. We have a great championship with two drivers who are making a huge difference, with this upward pairing that Red Bull and Max Verstappen have had against Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton ”, says Fernando Tornello, top F1 commentator on ESPN.

Verstappen He leads the championship with 351.5, just eight more than Hamilton. . Max must add 18 points more than Lewis to be crowned. Nevertheless, .

Verstappen champion in Saudi Arabia yes …

“Since 2014 Mercedes He has won everything and they never had such a strong rival. Can win it Hamilton O Verstappen. Whoever wins will be one of the greatest champions because the fight has been very strong, very intense “, says Fernando, who hopes that there is nothing strange in these two races that complicate the definition.

For Juan, who walks along with the caravan of the Formula 1 all circuits, this definition will have the spice of the new track in Jeddah. “A very high speed track, which is not surprising that there are, hopefully no accidents, but confusion. In a street circuit, the most dangerous rival is the wall and you have to see who risks more. Whoever risks a little more can cost them dearly “, tells us.

Colleagues from different South American countries also participated in the conversation. Nelson Vicente from “El País” from Uruguay, Henry Bonilla from “F1 Latam” from Colombia, Juan Ferrari from the newspaper “Hoy” from La Plata from Argentina, Constanza Sandoval from “Red Gol” from Chile and Jorge Luna from “La Voz del Interior ”from Córdoba, Argentina.

Before the consultations of the colleagues, Tornello and Fossaroli highlighted that the role of ‘Checo’ Pérez in Red Bull and Valtteri Botas in Mercedes will be important, since they will be in charge of getting between their partner and the rival, although they know that the definition will be Come in Max and Lewis. “The difference they have made with the rest, including with their teammates, makes us think that things are going to be between them. Maybe Bottas can get mixed up in qualifying or stop him in the first laps, but then there is nothing to give the two who are fighting for the championship.“, Asegura Tornello.

Both expect a closure without controversy, as there were already in history -especially in the Senna-Prost duel-. “It would be a shame for them to end up that way. The championship deserves a clean definition “, Fernando advances. “I don’t believe in the dirty word, but if it comes to a touchdown situation it is because of how both drivers are. If Hamilton touches himself, the one who loses is him. The consequences cannot be measured. There may be accidents, yes, but not with the dirty word or on purpose “, says Fossaroli.

The pressure of is both and the two pilots are at the height of being crowned champions. It would be Lewis’ eighth title – it would surpass Schumacher’s record – and Max’s first. “Verstappen It is well stopped, complicated with the technical part because it has an older engine than Hamilton’s, which is going to use the one it had only in Brazil. Max has shown a mental maturity and strength that is the only way he could deal with Hamilton. Lewis is a rock mentally “says Fernando.

“The pressure is on both of us. Neither one is exempt from the pressure. Max’s personality always surprised me. It must be added that Max has not won any Formula Championship title, the only one he won was in karting, but he has shown that he is very strong “, adds Fossaroli.

Thus, from this Friday the Saudi Arabian GP will take place, the penultimate date of the Formula 1 World Championship. Max has a chance of being champion, but the world of motorsports hopes that everything will be defined on the last date, in Abu Dhabi. In the new circuit on the shores of the Red Sea, with a layout of 27 curves, some of them are very fast, a new car show will be seen and Verstappen with Hamilton will be in charge of the show.

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Saudi Arabian F1 GP

Saturday 4th

Formula 1 – Saudi Arabia GP – Practice # 3 –

10:55 ARG STAR+10:55 CHI/PAR/URU 09:55BOL/VEN

Formula 1 – Saudi Arabia GP – Classification

13:55 ARG/CHI/PAR/URU 12:55BOL/VEN

Sunday 5th

Formula 1 – Saudi Arabian GP – Live Race

14:00 ARG/CHI/PAR/URU 13:00BOL/VEN