F1 News: Eddie Jordan Brands Lewis Hamilton "Too Old" To Battle With Max Verstappen

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan believes Lewis Hamilton is too old to go "head-to-head" with Max Verstappen.

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan claims that seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is now too old to go "head-to-head" with Max Verstappen. 

The on-track rivalry between the two drivers came to a height during the 2021 season in which Max Verstappen won his first championship title. However, since then, Mercedes has struggled to get to grips with the new regulations whereas, Red Bull has taken them in its stride. 

The Austrian team has won every race of the 2023 season so far with Verstappen taking ten of those twelve victories. Although Mercedes are making gains with the W14 and are in second-position in the constructors' standings, Red Bull still have a 256 point lead on the Brackley-based squad. 

Hamilton has remained adamant that he is keen to continue racing until he achieves he eighth championship title. However, at 38-years-old, Jordan thinks his age will hold him back. Speaking during his and former driver, David Coulthard's Formula for Success podcast, Coulthard asked Jordan if Hamilton was now "too old to go head-to-head" with Verstappen. Jordan responded:

“Yes. I think he will still win grands prix but he will need certain things to fall in place with him.

“Max [Verstappen] is at the sweet spot for age, experience, belief, knowledge, the people he’s been around with the team and I think in the same car, right at this moment as we speak with the same ages it has to be Max.”

Coulthard added:

“I still reckon Lewis has got it. If they were in the same team there would be some contact. It would be Prost-Senna.

“Look, I’ve got to say that Max has got to have the edge. Lewis would appear to be a busy boy off the track with all of his passions.

“And as we know, Max when he is off track is very much focused on his simulator, e-gaming team and he’s all totally immersed with anything to do with driving.”