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Jordan loses confidence in Hamilton: 'I don't trust him anymore'
- GPblog.com
Eddie Jordan no longer has confidence in Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. According to the Irishman, the world champions of yesteryear no longer have enough to beat Max Verstappen. Jordan prefers to put his money on young talents.
Lewis Hamilton signed another new contract with Mercedes in 2023, keeping the Briton linked to the German racing team until 2025. Hamilton is still hoping to win his eighth world title in F1 after missing out in 2021. Toto Wolff has great faith in his driver, but Eddie Jordan is less comfortable with the seven-time world champion.
Who Jordan chooses if Verstappen is not available
"If I had a top team now and didn't get Max, there would only be one driver pairing that would be able to take on the fight with Verstappen: Charles Leclerc and, as a teammate, Lando Norris," the former team boss told F1-insider.com. In doing so, Jordan contradicts precisely what Helmut Marko has said, who actually accuses Norris and Leclerc of not being consistent enough.
However, Jordan chooses the young talents because he no longer trusts the 'old guard'. "I simply no longer trust Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, well-deserved champions, to be able to keep up with Verstappen because of their advanced age," said the former owner of his own F1 team.