Formula One: Verstappen doubtful he can catch Hamilton in F1 title race

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Even the devoted legions of orange-clad fans forming a wall of noise may not be enough to convince Max Verstappen he can catch Lewis Hamilton and win the Formula One title race this season.Tens of thousands of Dutch fans are expected to descend on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit nestled in the Ardennes forest, travelling in from the nearby Netherlands to cheer on Verstappen at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Still, one look at the leaderboard and Verstappen is realistic enough to acknowledge that it will be difficult to catch Hamilton, a five-time world champion driving for a faster Mercedes car which has experienced very few reliability issues; especially since Spa and the Monza track for the Italian GP which follows are more suited to Mercedes than Red Bull.

Verstappen is touted as a future F1 champion and shares the unshakeable self-confidence of Hamilton and others before them, like seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher and the late Ayrton Senna - arguably F1's two best-ever drivers."It's quite natural, you get older and more experienced so for me it's not a big surprise what is happening at the moment," he said.But even with his exceptional driving skills, winning at Spa remains complicated.

Hamilton leads the championship by 62 points ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, but thinks Bottas and Verstappen can still push him.

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