'Lewis can’t do that': Schumacher Unleashes On Lewis Hamilton, Makes Bold Claim About 7-time F1 World Champion

Michael Schumacher's brother has launched a scathing attack on Lewis Hamilton claiming that the Brit never had the mettle to spearhead a team like the German did. Both Hamilton and Schumacher are tied at seven Driver's Championship titles and hence comparisons across different bases are inevitable. While the debate regarding who was better in his respective prime may be endless, but according to Ralf Schumacher there is no scope for a discussion on the topic.

Ralf Schumacher's Blunt Take On Lewis Hamilton

Speaking to Sport1.de, Schumacher voiced his opinion on Hamilton's switch to Ferrari: “The biggest difference is that Michael, among many other qualities, was able to develop a car perfectly for his driving style together with the engineers.

“Lewis can’t do that. He’s never been able to do that, if you listen carefully to what the Mecedes technicians say.

“Toto Wolff [Mercedes boss] has emphasised more than once that a driver should step on the gas and the engineers should develop.”

He added: “But he also said that because his drivers were apparently incapable of giving the right input.

“Michael was completely different. He always gave his confidants like Ross Brawn or Jean Todt the direction.”

Ralf is also of the opinion that Hamilton may not be at the top of the pecking order at Ferrari.

The 49-year-old continued: “That makes things even more difficult for Lewis: because Charles Leclerc is the top dog. Everyone in the team knows him. For Lewis, everything is new at Ferrari.

“What’s more, Michael came to Ferrari as the current world champion and was much younger. That’s not the case with Lewis.”

Schumacher Does Not See Hamilton In The Same Realm As Other World Champions

According to Schumacher, Hamilton is heavily dependent on certain factors to find success on the track. Speaking to Sky Germany, he said: ”He simply makes the difference.

“Max Verstappen is really capable of giving that little bit extra that those exceptional world champions before him already have.

“There are not many of them, and I honestly don’t count Lewis Hamilton among that list.

“Hamilton is certainly exceptional, but also needs a bit of the perfect environment and car, just like Sebastian Vettel.

“But Max Verstappen, what he has achieved this year in these circumstances – problems with Christian Horner, the departure of Adrian Newey.”