I think he is a little bit more aware of what the people in America think (F1 being owned by US conglomerate Liberty Media). Lewis understands people and gets the best out of them, whereas Max gets the best out of the car. When Lewis stops racing, he can get into a different world — entertainment or whatever — but that won’t be the way Max could go. In our sphere of Formula One nobody is like Lewis, nobody is. I think in the early days he was a bit different from other people. I don’t think he thinks his race through, something Lewis does do.

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