MONTREAL – Max Verstappen could already be considered alongside the Formula 1 greats at the age of 25, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner.
Verstappen is aiming for a third consecutive world title, and with his 41st win at the Canadian Grand Prix, he’s leveled with Ayrton Senna, who is fifth on the all-time winners list. .
Verstappen shared the podium with two other multi-time world champions, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton – the trio has a total of 11 titles between them.
Horner said it was appropriate for Verstappen to celebrate a win in such a company.
“What we’re seeing with Max is the emergence of another great talent and you can start talking about him with the same sentence as the greats of today, on par with Ayrton Senna,” he said. Horner said. “I think today’s podium fits very well with Formula 1’s few decades ago, with Max, Fernando and Lewis there. He just keeps hitting such a high record.”
Horner was impressed with Verstappen’s solid race victory, what he did to a bird stuck inside his car’s brake hosebut said the best part of the weekend was his dominating column in wet conditions on Saturday.
“The race he ran today was amazing. But for me, yesterday was outstanding in the constantly changing conditions. His ability to adapt, in every point, in any condition, no matter what. no matter what kind of tyre, whatever his grip level. Maximize his ability.”
Verstappen often downplays talks about the record or victory he has amassed – on Thursday, in a pre-race media session, he indicated that there are more races now than Senna’s heyday.
Horner is sure that equalizing the Brazilian’s victory will make sense for him.
“I think a part of him would be pretty proud of that. I don’t think he’s very emotional. He’s a very humble person. He’s very humble in many ways. But I think behind the scenes that would make a lot of sense.” a lot for him.
“He’s just an ordinary guy. You don’t see… he’s not the type to jump on the podium. All that. He loves racing, he drives hard. only, he thinks it’s all What you see is what you get.
“He is driving at an incredible level and the way he works with the team, the confidence he has, the maturity he has.”
Alain Prost’s career with the next 51 victories will come to Verstappen.
