Lewis Hamilton is not in the conversation about who is the best Formula 1 driver ever despite standing on the verge of equalling Michael Schumacher’s records, says Sir Jackie Stewart. He has six races left this season to move on the record number of victories that Schumacher has held since 2006, while he has already eclipsed Ayrton Senna’s record of pole positions. After Calling Lewis Hamilton A “Little Ballerina” We Ask, Is Sir Jackie Stewart A Racist? Queen sends rare message to Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton as fans call for knighthood ... (Sir Jackie Stewart was based in Switzerland … SIR JACKIE STEWART has denied suggestions there is a distinct lack of diversity in Formula One - despite Lewis Hamilton's protests. Lewis Hamilton says he is disappointed with the recent comments made by Mario Andretti and Sir Jackie Stewart after it was claimed he had become a … Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes celebrates on the podium after winning the Italian Grand Prix, his sixth victory of the season. In Lewis Hamilton’s case, it’s Sir Jackie Stewart. Those days were very different - fewer races, fewer drivers, and fewer winners - but the risks were much more real, with four drivers killed in the 1950s that highlighted the risks posed even before F1’s ‘killer years’ arrived in the next two decades. Only a Sir Jackie Stewart is “disappointed” Lewis Hamilton thinks he’s trying to diminish his success, saying he is the best of today’s drivers but Juan Manuel Fangio still stands apart. Hamilton, 35, aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Stewart by claiming that the sport’s past greats always speak negatively about him. 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Only a fortnight after he drew level with Michael Schumacher on 91 victories in Germany, Hamilton etched his name into motor racing immortality with another virtuoso display at Portimao. Schumacher’s benchmarks of 91 victories and seven drivers’ championships are in range for Hamilton, who is on 90 wins and six titles himself. I take my hat off to him for his considerable achievements and I wish him well for his continuing career. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stewart’s comments did not appear to be personally motivated, although Hamilton appears to be running out of patience with being put down by past champions, but when it comes to discussing the greatest the sport has ever seen, the lines will always be blurred. “I have so much respect for the past legends, even though they do continue to speak negatively about me all the time.”. “Lewis has had a hugely impressive career from his karting days to his association with Ron Dennis at McLaren and then of course the wonderful Mercedes-Benz. In the wake of recent comments, Sir Jackie Stewart says he is not undermining Lewis Hamilton, going on to describing the record-breaking Formula 1 driver as the best of his generation.. Hamilton aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Stewart by claiming that the sport’s past greats always speak negatively about him.. His comments came in the wake of triple F1 world champion Stewart, saying he … However, the fact that most of the victories were won in a dominant Mercedes was reason for Jackie Stewart to put that achievement into perspective.. That 'criticism' did not quite go down well with Hamilton. Sir Jackie Stewart has lauded Lewis Hamilton’s “hugely impressive career” after the Briton drove into Formula One’s record books by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix. With BT Sport and the NOW TV Sky Sports Pass, enjoy Premier League football and rugby, plus Champions League, Europa League, UFC, and much more. Little did Hamilton know then, that almost a quarter of a century later he would stand on the brink of clinching seven world championships – his triumph on Sunday moving him 77 points clear in the standings with just 130 remaining – and breaking F1’s all-time win record. After equaling Michael Schumacher’s record on Sunday, Lewis Hamilton took a subtle dig at Sir Jackie Stewart’s comments. Armed with his iPad, Hamilton Snr then captured the reaction of the 30,000 fans as his son held aloft an F1 winner’s trophy for a 92nd time. Sir Jackie Stewart, pictured with Lewis Hamilton, Damon Hill, Jenson Button (left) and Prince Harry (Rui Vieira/PA) “I said it is very difficult to say that. I could only think of being where I am today. Lewis’ father Anthony worked four jobs to pave the way for his first son to start out in motor racing. “They were driving sports cars, GT cars etc. Stewart’s point that drivers back in the 1950s and 1960s had fewer chances to win also works in the opposite direction, that for today’s world champions they have to be better, for longer. Sir Jackie described Hamilton as the best ever alongside Michael Schumacher and also said the 35-year-old Briton should be … Sir Jackie Stewart has lauded Lewis Hamilton’s “hugely impressive career” after the Briton drove into Formula One’s record books by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Of course they have more wins, but they also have more chance of being beaten, and in Hamilton’s case it still doesn’t happen very often. Hamilton took the chequered flag nearly half-a-minute clear of Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes to move to 92 wins and stand alone as the driver with the greatest number of grand prix victories. Just because today there are 20, 22 races,” Stewart said last week, to some controversy. Damon Hill, the 1996 world champion, said on Twitter: “Well I guess I can’t say I’ve beaten the best driver in F1 any more. Sir Jackie Stewart thinks Lewis Hamilton has had it easier than he did (Image: GETTY) Stewart was one of F1’s brightest stars when he won 27 races throughout the 1960s and 70s. Lewis Hamilton was the first to reveal before the start of the season that, according to him, Formula 1 lacks diversity and with some incidents in the past, linked the sport to the racism debate. Who knows, one day they may get over it. "They have a bee in their bonnet and I don't know why. Sunday’s Eifel Grand Prix winner was prompted into the admission after being offered Sir Jackie Stewart’s latest claim that the six-time world champion does not feature in his top-three drivers of all time, despite equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Grand Prix victories at the weekend. Sir Jackie Stewart believes that Lewis Hamilton is not on the same level as the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio or Jim Clark despite his success in Formula 1.. Estranged for a number of years after Lewis sacked Anthony as his manager in 2010, they shared a long embrace after the race. “I don't think that you can account (for) the sort of level of success. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? It is impossible to compare drivers from different generations, but it should not be the case that the drivers of today cannot be mentioned in that conversation simply because the sport is safer, or teams have moved to protect their investments by preventing them from competing in other categories. “Mercedes have committed such a lot of money, and have secured so many talented engineers and specialists,” shared the three-time championship winner, Sir Jackie Stewart. Hamilton will almost certainly match the German’s seven world titles by the end of the 2020 season too, which will leave him few records left to break in the sport. Lewis Hamilton is on course to win a seventh Formula One world title - but Sir Jackie Stewart doesn't consider the Mercedes driver among the sport's all-time top three drivers Sir Jackie Stewart has lauded Lewis Hamilton's "hugely impressive career" after the Briton drove into Formula One's record books by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix. Hamilton described the views of Andretti and Stewart as ‘plain ignorance’ (Photo: Getty) Lewis Hamilton must be risking a haematoma from shaking his head so hard in frustration and disbelief. His five titles came in eight years between 1951 and 1957, considerably shorter than it took Hamilton or Schumacher, in a sport that did not come to exist until Fangio himself was 39 years old. But the world championship now, Lewis or any of the other top contenders today, are doing 22 races or 21 races, but only in Formula One, not in touring cars, not in GT cars, not in IndyCars nor in Can-Am cars, so therefore, you can't really compare.”, Read our full mailing list consent terms here. “I will forever have the utmost admiration and respect for you, it’s truly been an honour to be mentioned in the same sentence. Sir Jackie Stewart and Damon Hill were among the past Formula One world champions to pay tribute to Lewis Hamilton after the Mercedes driver … “I had a good run though. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Lewis Hamilton has been on par with Michael Schumacher since last Sunday in terms of the number of GP victories. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Stewart has a point when it comes to Fangio. When the landscape of F1 has changed so much, along with the dangers posed, the drivers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s are vastly different to those of today. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Sir Jackie Stewart says he has absolutely no issue with Lewis Hamilton, describing the record-breaking Formula One driver as the best of his generation. GOAT.”. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. He still has some way to go before catching Schumacher’s 77 fastest laps (Hamilton sits second with 51), but not even the toughest critic would leave the 35-year-old out of the conversation when discussing the great F1 drivers. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Hamilton will become the sport’s most decorated driver after drawing level with Michael Schumacher’s win record following his 91st career triumph at Sunday’s Eifel Grand Prix. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's all-time … Lewis Hamilton has aimed a thinly-veiled slight at Sir Jackie Stewart after accusing Formula One’s past legends of always speaking negatively about him. “I congratulate Lewis on achieving the remarkable success in surpassing Michael’s record,” triple world champion Stewart, 81, told the PA news agency. Hamilton became Formula One’s joint-most successful driver in history yet did not feature in Stewart’s all-time top three, but while generations cannot be compared, the modern-day racer cannot be written off, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Three-time Formula One World Champion Jackie Stewart has said he doesn’t consider Lewis Hamilton to be one of the top three drivers in the history of the sport, despite him being in a strong position to win his seventh F1 title this year. Former F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart has paid tribute to Lewis Hamilton for winning his record-equalling seventh Formula One world title. How fitting that he was trackside here for the first time this season to witness his son’s most remarkable of feats. To this day, Fangio holds the best win ratio for races entered, with his record of 46.15 per cent considerably more than Hamilton’s 34.87 per cent that puts him third behind Alberto Ascari (39.39 per cent). F1 news: Lewis Hamilton hits back at Sir Jackie Stewart. The Argentine is regularly forgotten from modern-day discussion, but not so long ago it was his world championship tally that Schumacher was aiming for. Reflecting on the driver whose record he had just surpassed, Hamilton said on social media: “I am thinking of Michael today. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. by James Broughton , 2 nd December 2016, 2 nd December 2016 Max Verstappen has ignored teams orders, but Sir Jackie Stewart didn’t make any public statements, other … "I get knocked by many people, particularly by older drivers," responded Hamilton. ... Now it's Jackie Stewart's turn to be reprimanded. Sir Jackie Stewart has lauded Lewis Hamilton’s “hugely impressive career” after the Briton drove into Formula One’s record books by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix. Wondering what the racing legend had to share? Stewart: ‘I am not trying to diminish Hamilton’ By Philip Duncan. “Juan Manuel Fangio, in my mind, is the greatest driver that's ever lived, with Jim Clark as the second greatest, even ahead of (Ayrton) Senna. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Lewis Hamilton 0 comment Sir Jackie Stewart has lauded Lewis Hamilton’s “hugely impressive career” after the Briton drove into Formula One’s record books by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix. Those people only raced maybe sometimes six to eight or nine races a year in Formula One. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart has said that Lewis Hamilton deserves a knighthood after the British driver won his seventh title.. Alongside Michael Schumacher, Hamilton now has the most world titles in Formula 1 history, as well as … Hamilton was an 11-year-old boy from Stevenage dominating Britain’s karting scene and winning the aptly named Champions of the Future series the last time a grand prix was staged in Portugal in 1996. Judging by today, it is not yet.”. FORMULA 1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart believes it is 'difficult to justify' saying Lewis Hamilton is the greatest ever driver. Lewis Hamilton is right when he says “it is impossible to compare” the greats of Formula One’s origins to those of the last 20 years. 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The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart has said that Lewis Hamilton deserves a knighthood after the British driver won his seventh title.. Alongside Michael Schumacher, Hamilton now has the most world titles in Formula 1 history, as well as … Sir Jackie Stewart has lauded Lewis Hamilton’s “hugely impressive career” after the Briton drove into Formula One’s record books by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix. “I am 35-years-old and I still feel physically strong, but of course you wonder when it is going to tip over and when you are going to start losing performance. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Jackie Stewart’s disregard of Lewis Hamilton proves talk of F1’s greatest will always be blurred. Lewis Hamilton has aimed a thinly-veiled slight at Sir Jackie Stewart after accusing Formula One’s past legends of always speaking negatively about him. Thanks @schumacher and welcome @LewisHamilton. However, when it comes to the best of the best, three-time world champion Stewart is adamant that Hamilton isn’t a patch on the drivers who blazed the trail for those that followed. “He is undeniably one of the best athletes in history and an inspiration to so many young people.”. Sir Jackie Stewart does not believe Lewis Hamilton can be considered in the top-three Formula 1 drivers of all time despite him standing on the verge of history this season.. Hamilton goes into this weekend's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring one victory shy of Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 race wins, while the Briton is on course to also match the German's mark of seven titles. Can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium real-world solutions, and more account for... 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