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Sebastian Vettel 'overrated' and Lewis Hamilton 'not on Michael Schumacher's level' claims Eddie Irvine

Eddie Irvine has hit out at Sebastian Vettel, who he describes as 'overrated', and doesn't believe Lewis Hamilton is anywhere near the level of seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher, although reckons he's the best of his generation. Four-time race winner Irvine, who finished runner-up to Mika Hakkinen in 1999 while driving for Ferrari, admitted he no longer watches F1 because it 'bores' him due to a lack of danger – though he says a greater focus on safety is a good thing, it's now gone too far. 'I don't watch it anymore because it bores me,' he told BBC NI. 'It's too perfect and when you make a mistake you don't pay a price. I think...
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