Mercedes-AMG GT3 driver Jules Gounon: "Max Verstappen is an alien." 👽
🗣️"He gets into that GT car and is immediately at the level of a factory driver who has known the car for 5 or 6 years. He's like an alien."
🗣️"I've always been a fan of his because of his driving style. But now that I've tested with him for two days at Estoril, I'm truly his number one fan! He's an exceptional driver."
Who is THE BEST?
• Most titles?
• Best vs teammates?
• Best career choices?
• Most extracted from the car?
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¿Quién es EL MEJOR?
• ¿Más títulos?
• ¿Mejor vs compañeros?
• ¿Mejor elección de equipos?
• ¿El que más sacó de sus coches?
🚨 Max Verstappen has 61 wins since the start of 2021, which is more wins than all other drivers combined (53)
Verstappen - 61
Norris - 11
Hamilton - 10
Piastri - 9
Leclerc - 6
Perez - 5
Russell - 5
Sainz - 4
Ocon - 1
Ricciardo - 1
Bottas - 1
Toto Wolf about last years, speaking to SkyF1 about “Max to Mercedes” rumors:
🎤”Obviously, when you have someone like Max Verstappen, a 5 time world champion, we will always explore our options”
🗣️”5 time?”
🎤”I consider 2025 to be Max Verstappen’s”
📰[@SkySports]
🚨 | David Coulthard on his GOAT pick:
"I'll go with Verstappen because they're very difficult to separate in terms of Hamilton at his peak, and I keep saying that because I'm not sure that he is at his peak anymore, controversial for a loser like me to dare to say that."
"But it just feels the greats match their team-mates or beat their team-mates. And in the last couple of years, if I'm not mistaken, he didn't do that with George. And it doesn't feel like he's done that with Charles."
Adrian Newey: The Red Bull car became more difficult to drive late 2023 and in 2024.
Max Verstappen could handle it, even if it didn’t suit him. Checo couldn’t.
🎥[High Performance Podcast]
70TH ANNIVERSARY GRAND PRIX 2020 🇬🇧 - One of Max Verstappen's best performances in Formula 1
Up against the Mercedes W11, widely regarded and supported by data as the most dominant car of the 21st century, and after both Mercedes cars had pulled out a one-second gap over him in Saturday’s qualifying session, Max delivered an absolutely flawless tyre management throughout the race. He was even able to lap faster on used tyres than Bottas and Hamilton on fresh ones, allowing him to win the strategic battle and secure the ninth victory of his career.
Drivers who have a positive race H2H streak of 40 or more in the entire Formula 1 history
- Max Verstappen: 55 (Miami 2023 - Abu Dhabi 2025)
- Fernando Alonso: 41 (Turkey 2011 - Japan 2013)
End of the list
Max Verstappen is the ONLY driver to have never ranked lower than 4th in the team principals’ Top-10 driver rankings.
2015 - 4
2016 - 2
2017 - 2
2018 - 2
2019 - 2
2020 - 2
2021 - 1
2022 - 1
2023 - 1
2024 - 1
2025 - 1
Since his rookie year, he hasn’t left the top two. Not once.
Max Verstappen is the only driver who has never been ranked outside the top 4 by either the team bosses or drivers.
And the only time he ranked outside the top 2 was in his rookie season for Toro Rosso when the team bosses put him 4th best.
🚨 Highest rankings by F1 team bosses for drivers in their debut season:
Max Verstappen - 4th (2015)
Charles Leclerc - 6th (2018)
Alex Albon - 6th (2019)