F1 News
Carey feels young and ‘interesting’ drivers can rival Lewis Hamilton’s place
- Bevan Youl
Formula 1 Chase Carey believes that ‘interesting’ drivers of the younger and newer generation could rival Lewis Hamilton’s place as a superstar of the sport.
Hamilton’s recent and dominant success has seen him break many records within F1 and he I still continuing to do so but with TV ratings declining over time, should the Brit retire it could be a bigger blow to the sports audience.
Carey, however, feels there are many drivers up and coming that could rival that superstar position.
He said to Sport Bild: “We’ve seen Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen fighting for victory.
“So there’s those two, Lando Norris, and also George Russell has a wonderful personality.
“Lewis is undoubtedly a great world champion, and he may even become the greatest of all time. But we also have some very interesting drivers.
“In part that’s because we have managed to integrate Formula 3 and Formula 2 with Formula 1 a lot better than before.”
All the drivers mentioned are currently on the F1 grid but another name that could bring a lot of attention to the sport is Mick Schumacher, son of legendary driver Michael Schumacher.
He is currently racing in F2 after winning the European F3 last year but hasn’t had the best season so far.
“As Michael’s son, Mick has a special place but he also has to get the chance to be himself and reach his own goals,” Carey added.
“We want to give him a chance to pursue his dreams, but no market ever depends on a single driver.”