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Piquet: Verstappen would smash Hamilton in Mercedes

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images Former Brazillian F1 champion Nelson Piquet has offered his take on the Max Verstappen versus Lewis Hamilton debate saying there is no doubt Verstappen would "smash" Hamilton. Piquet who raced against the likes of Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Nigel Mansell thinks it's Verstappen's aggressiveness and hunger, which gives him an advantage over the British champion. "If Max were driving for Mercedes, I’m sure that he would smash Hamilton," Piquet told Motorsport.com. "Max is more aggressive. He may make mistakes more frequently due to this aggressiveness, but in my opinion he’s better than...
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