Confident that Hamilton will break Schumacher's record: Serena Williams

Mercedes' Hamilton on Saturday took his 96th pole position ahead of the Russian Grand Prix and would be looking to equal Schumacher's record of 91 race wins on Sunday.

Hyderabad: Legendary Tennis player Serena Williams has expressed that she has full confidence that F1 racers Lewis Hamilton will break the record of Michael Schumacher. She also said that Hamilton is the greatest driver of this generation.

• "He has such a champion's mindset"
  
  23-time Grand Slam champion @serenawilliams pays tribute to her friend @LewisHamilton ahead of what could be a momentous day #RussianGP 🇷🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/AkWWDGxmGu

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  "He has such a champion's mindset"
  
  23-time Grand Slam champion @serenawilliams pays tribute to her friend @LewisHamilton ahead of what could be a momentous day #RussianGP 🇷🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/AkWWDGxmGu

  — Formula 1 (@F1) September 27, 2020

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  "He has such a champion's mindset"
  
  23-time Grand Slam champion @serenawilliams pays tribute to her friend @LewisHamilton ahead of what could be a momentous day #RussianGP 🇷🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/AkWWDGxmGu

  — Formula 1 (@F1) September 27, 2020

"Lewis Hamilton and I have been super close, we have known each other for years, I love that guy, he has such a champion mindset, I look at what he does in training," said Serena in a video posted on the official handle of F1.

Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton

"He is for me, the greatest driver our generation has seen and I am confident that he will break the record of Michael Schumacher. He lives his life on his sleeve, he says what he says, and this is the one thing I really appreciate about him," she added.

Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton, F1

Mercedes' Hamilton on Saturday took his 96th pole position ahead of the Russian Grand Prix and would be looking to equal Schumacher's record of 91 race wins on Sunday.

• The Russian Grand Prix could see @LewisHamilton equal Michael @schumacher's all-time record for race victories 🤝#RussianGP 🇷🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/WzxVyi4Oy9

  — Formula 1 (@F1) September 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  The Russian Grand Prix could see @LewisHamilton equal Michael @schumacher's all-time record for race victories 🤝#RussianGP 🇷🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/WzxVyi4Oy9

  — Formula 1 (@F1) September 27, 2020

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  The Russian Grand Prix could see @LewisHamilton equal Michael @schumacher's all-time record for race victories 🤝#RussianGP 🇷🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/WzxVyi4Oy9

  — Formula 1 (@F1) September 27, 2020

Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher

Hamilton had clinched the 90th win of his Formula One career when he bagged the crash-strewn Tuscan Grand Prix earlier this month.