Max Verstappen likened to Michael Schumacher after F1 Dutch Grand Prix: “Why doesn’t he make a mistake?”
Red B♈ull’s run of winni🌄ng every race of 2023 was kept alive by Verstappen on home turf in wretched conditions.
A rain-interrupted rain brought out the best skill from Verstappen who won his 11th of 14 grands prix this season, and equalled Sebastian Vettel’s recꦐord of nine consecutive victories.
“There was a lot to deal﷽ with for Max,” Damon Hi♕ll told Sky.
“The only thing thing I can compare him to? For me, he’s done it, he’s ticked all the bo♑xes 🔯today.
“Everything wa🎃s thrown a🌃t it, not only in front of his home crowd, but all those changing conditions.
“Schumacher, I used to l💟ook at🌠 him and think ‘why doesn’t he make a mistake? Why doesn’t he drop the ball?’
“Max didn’t ever look like dropping t♐he ball this♔ time.”
♉Red Bull team principal Christian Horner😼 reacted: “What a race. So much, so difficult with the conditions, rain on, off, on, off.
“It was an incredible🐓 drive, coming through the field, some on slicks, getting through that part of the race. It settled down, he built a lead. Checo ma🍰de massive progress too.
“The rain came, we knew it was coming, then the💛 stoppage💧.
“When you’re at the front, you can only lose.
“A great restart, and managed to close out🐻 the race.
“Just disappointed we didn’t🐼 have Checo up there.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coverin🅘g everything from American🅰 sports, to football, to F1.
