"If Verstappen had a teammate like Hamilton, he could beat him."
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Eddie Jordan says he thinks Lewis Hamilton should go to Red Bull Racing if he leaves Mercedes. Here he can become the team mate of Max Verstappen.
Verstappen is better than Hamilton
Jordan praises Hamilton and says he will be the best driver ever in Formula 1 at the end of the season. "Until Max gets himself sorted out and when Max gets on a roll it will be exactly the same. I don’t think Red Bull are far away. They’re extremely close, " said Jordan at the Ziggo Sport F1 Café.
According to Jordan Red Bull has had a lot of bad luck this year with the failure of Verstappen and a few small problems here and there. "I do believe that the Honda engine will be equal really soon of the Mercedes. I said to Adrian [Newey]: You have to make a better car. Because if you perform like I know Max can perform, there’s a world championship for you to have with Red Bull."
Max and Lewis in one team?
Jordan goes even further and says he thinks Hamilton should move to Red Bull after his Mercedes adventure. "I tell you that is perfect. Because the best young driver of all of F1 is Max Verstappen. Grand Prix winners need a level of arrogance and he has that. If he had a team mate like Lewis Hamilton, I think he’s able to beat him," the Irishman concludes.