Norbert Haug can't split Hamilton and Schumacher

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20:21, 24 Nov 2020

Lewis Hamilton has matched Michael Schumacher's record of seven World Championships and as expected the comparisons have begun. Norbert Haug has been explaining what makes the pair of them such great champions.

The elixir of a super champion

Norbert Haug, former boss of Mercedes-Benz motorsport, explained in a conversation with F1-Insider.com that Schumacher and Hamilton are quite similar in a way. "They love what they do, they challenge themselves more than anyone else and both go a step further, never give up and are positively dissatisfied.

"What sounds like a contradiction is the elixir of a super champion. Without that, you can become a winner, but not a permanent winner," Haug said.

Climbing the mountain

Anyway, both drivers - Schumacher and Hamilton - have quite a few similarities, but at the same time they also differ from each other. "You can reach the summit from different sides, but the possibilities of the mountaineer must be very similar, otherwise he will fall.

"Michael and Lewis have the intense focus on what they want, they ask for more, do more, work more and make more. These qualities are present regardless of the type of person. Both are very special among the specialties.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Norbert Haug can't split Hamilton and Schumacher

The elixir of a super champion

Climbing the mountain

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