吊りくさび Hamilton: I know Max Verstappen is on 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） to 取って代わる me at Mercedes
吊りくさび Hamilton believes that Max Verstappen is a serious 競争相手 to 取って代わる him at Mercedes next season.
A vacancy has opened up at the Silver Arrows に引き続いて Hamilton’s shock 決定／判定勝ち（する） to join Ferrari.
The 明らかな 分割 at Red Bull ? に引き続いて the very public spat between team 主要な／長／主犯 Christian Horner and Verstappen’s father, Jos ? has led to 憶測 that the Dutch driver, にもかかわらず 存在 under 契約 until 2028, could やめる the team which has carried him to the past three world 選手権s.
“My move has shown that anything is possible,” said Hamilton ahead of this 週末’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. “I know and I am sure Max is on the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）.”
吊りくさび Hamilton will join Charles Leclerc at Ferrari (David Davies/PA)
Hamilton and Verstappen’s 関係 soured in 2021 as they fought for the world 肩書を与える ? with Verstappen taking the 選手権 に引き続いて a 深く，強烈に contentious end to the season decider in Abu Dhabi. 緊張s were also high between Mercedes and Red Bull.
But Hamilton contin ued: “I wouldn’t say I am surprised that he is 存在 considered. He is a 広大な／多数の／重要な driver.
“And Max in that moment did what he had to do. It was nothing on him. It was the sport that let us 負かす／撃墜する and that wasn’t his fault. If I was in his position I would have done the same thing, so there are no 問題／発行するs there.
“If you run a team you want the best driver and a driver that brings in the eyeballs and brings in the 後援 and he is one of those. I understand it but it wouldn’t make sense for him, but it will be 利益／興味ing to see.
“George (Russell) is an integral part of this team and he will be here for the long 運ぶ／漁獲高. He is doing a 広大な／多数の／重要な 職業 and he will grow to be a leader of this team so it will be 利益／興味ing to see what their 関係 looks like but I am sure they will work it out.
“It will definitely be a strong line-up.”
Max Verstappen won last 週末´s Bahrain Grand Prix (David Davies/PA)
Earlier, Russell said he would welcome the challenge of going up against Verstappen, who has won 18 of the last 19 races and is the 圧倒的な favourite to （人命などを）奪う，主張する another vict ory in Jeddah on Saturday night.
“This is my third season と一緒に 吊りくさび, the greatest of all time and I feel like I have done a pretty good 職業 と一緒に him,” said Russell.
“So, whoever were to line up と一緒に me, I welcome the challenge.
“You want to go against the best. I believe I can （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 anybody on the grid. Having 吊りくさび as my （判断の）基準 has been a good （判断の）基準 for sure.
“Any team wants to have the best driver line-up possible and 権利 now Max is the best driver on the grid.
“If any team had a chance to 調印する Max they would 100 per cent be taking it but the question is on his 味方する and Red Bull’s 味方する and we don’t know what is truly going on behind の近くにd doors and it is 非，不，無 of our 商売／仕事. But it would be exciting.”
