won't want to break his world titles record, according to Mark Blundell. The pair are tied on seven wins each, and although Hamilton, 39, hasn't challenged for the gong since 2021, his next year could open the door for a record-clinching triumph. Schumacher, 55, won five of his seven world titles with Ferrari, and many think it'll be apt if Hamilton breaks the record driving for the Italian constructors. Blundell, who is both an old F1 rival and close pal of Schumacher's, reckons that while the German might "respect" Hamilton, he wouldn't want the Brit to push him off top spot. Show your support for Red Bull Racing’s star driver with official polo with Verstappen’s name and car number ‘1’ £28.00 Take your passion for Formula 1 and the Mercedes AMG Petronas team from the track to the street and back with the official 2024 Replica apparel collection. £76.00 Wear your pride and support for the
Ferrari F1 team right through the 2024 season with the official replica apparel collection. £81.00 "I don't know whether anybody would be rooting for someone to beat their record. I'm not sure I would be, the 57-year-old said speaking exclusively to , via . "What's a record if you can't keep it? "Schumacher was a tough competitor, having raced against him myself several times. Yeah, very, very tough competitor. I reckon Michael would still be saying ‘I'd like to keep my record’ and I think that's probably where he's at. He might respect Lewis, but I think he'd probably be saying, I'd like to keep the record in the Schumacher family rather than anywhere else." When asked if
BREAKING Schumacher's record would make Hamilton the best F1 driver of all time, Blundell said: "We'd have to conclude he is in terms of what's on paper, without a doubt," but admitted he had his doubts about whether the Mercedes ace would actually do it. "Over time, could you conclude he's the best driver in terms of what we've seen in
Grand Prix over the years? I think that will always be an open question that will be heavily debated forevermore. Lewis for sure is one of the best drivers ever, but I'm also not sure that the eighth title is going to come his way. Not in the time scale that is available to him. I think that also might be an unfinished book." Hamilton has made a poor start to the 2024 season, finishing seventh in Bahrain and ninth in
Saudi Arabia, and is already over 40 points behind runaway leader Max Verstappen. He finished third overall last season and sixth in 2022, and many believe he's making the move to Ferrari because he no longer believes Mercedes can provide him with a championship-winning car. Schumacher, meanwhile, hasn't been seen in public since his life-altering skiing accident in 2013. Few details are known about the , though it's understood he's unable to walk or speak.