Vettel a "one trick pony" - Irvine

Eddie Irvine has labelled Sebastian Vettel as a “one trick pony” and believes none of the current crop are anywhere near the ability of Michael Schumacher.

Irvine raced for Jordan, Jaguar and Ferrari where he finished runner up in 1999 and was the teammate of seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher.

Vettel meanwhile won four consecutive titles between 2010 and 2013 but has lost the last five to Mercedes drivers.

"I think Vettel is a good driver, but as a four-time world champion, I just don't see it,” Irvine told the BBC.

“I think he is massively overrated, he's a one-trick pony and Lewis has a much broader talent.”

Despite admitting Hamilton is the superior driver Irvine doesn’t believe either of them have anything on his former teammate.

Hamilton currently holds the record for the most pole positions but Schumacher outscores him on podium finishes and race wins.

"Michael was on it every day, like Senna, but Lewis has his off days," he added.

"If you look over the two years Lewis and (Jenson) Button were together, Button actually outscored him over two years.

"No-one ever did that to Michael, his level of performance was consistently higher.”