“Two drivers would have won in Hamilton’s car”, says former Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger. Berger on the 2020 season.

Two other drivers would have also won the 2020 world championship at the wheel of Lewis Hamilton’s car, according to former Scuderia Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger, who nonetheless thinks seven time world champion Hamilton for the moment remains the best driver on the grid for now.

“Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are two excellent drivers, but Hamilton remains the most competitive and most complete driver in the world,” he told Italy’s Autosprint – “He always knows how to read the situation on the track perfectly and gets the most out of his car every lap of the race. He knows how to use the tyres optimally, getting them back to temperature in no time after a safety car. It reminds me of when I was sometimes right behind Senna or Schumacher in a race and then five seconds behind after my pitstop. Senna, Schumacher and Hamilton are absolutely special in that way. Those three are among the best drivers who have ever driven in Formula 1,” Gerhard Berger added.

However, the former Ferrari and McLaren driver says Verstappen and Leclerc are the “new generation” in the same ultra-talented mould.

“They both would have been world champion in the 2020 Mercedes if Hamilton had not been there. I see their rivalry like Prost and Senna. Charles Leclerc is a lot calmer in the cockpit, driving less with emotion. Max Verstappen is more aggressive, just like Senna always was.” – former Scuderia Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger concluded.