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ironmanDX said:
Ka-pi96 said:

Yeah, Bottas really isn't good enough for Mercedes. Too bad they keep renewing his contract, it'd be nice to see somebody else in that car giving Lewis a fight on equal footing. Would love to see Max at Mercedes, see how he fares against Lewis when they have the same car.

He'd beat Lewis now I think... 

Lewis in his prime though? 

That would be great to see. 

It would be an interesting fight. Max is very quick, but he also hasn't really been particularly tested himself since Ricciardo left, and Ricciardo frequently had terrible luck while he was at RB.

I reckon Max would have an edge in qualifying, because while Lewis still pulls the odd magic lap out of the bag here and there, I don't think he's got quite the same consistent one lap pace he used to when he was younger. In races though, I'm pretty sure Lewis would still win out more often than not. He's just so savvy these days, and his racecraft has always been absolute top notch. Max has never had the pressure of being in an actual title fight for a whole year.