Webber sees advantage for Hamilton, but doesn't think Verstappen is out of the race

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10:51, 11 Dec 2021

Mark Webber believes Lewis Hamilton has the advantage over Max Verstappen in the battle for the world title. Hamilton has been able to fight for the title several times and will take what he has learned from those years into the current Formula One season finale.

Webber remembers in conversation with Formule1.nl what it is like to fight for a world title. In 2010 he was a contendor for the world title in Formula 1 for the first time, but in the end the Aussie missed out to his teammate, Sebastian Vettel.

Webber on title fight

"Your focus becomes tighter, everything is more geared towards that title fight," he said. It's not only about what happens in the car, but also everything around it. According to Webber you have to answer the same questions from the media day in, day out.

Hamilton is fighting for his eighth world title and according to Webber that is a big advantage compared to Verstappen. " Lewis is the best in the business when it comes to title experience," he added.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Webber sees advantage for Hamilton, but doesn't think Verstappen is out of the race

Webber on title fight

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