“How much of it is Max Verstappen?” F1 pundits want to see him win in another team
Does Max Verstappen need to win for🎃 another F1 team to prove his greatness? Karun Chandhok has suggested so.
Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok is keen to see 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen “drive for somebody els🍌e” to provꦫe he can win in another team like other all-time greats have.
Verstaܫppen stormed to his fourth victory of the 2024 F1 season in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix to🐷 extend his championship lead to 25 points.
Given Red Bull’s dominant form, Verstappen is the heavy favourite to secure his fourth conse🦋cutive drivers’ title.
Verstappen has won all of his races an🧸d title𒀰s with the same team in incredible fashion.
However, compared to other F1 legends such as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes and McLaren) and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher (Benetton and Ferrari), th🙈ey manಌaged to win for different teams.
Chandhok - who raced in F1 between 2010 and 2011 - posed the♋ question of how much of Red Bull’s success is down to the brilliance of Verstappen.
“More and more, I’d like to see him dri🍬ve for somebody else,” he said. “I’d like to see. He’s at one with that car, could someone else jump in and do it? If he went to Mercedes…”
Chandhok added shortly after𓂃: “The all-time greats have won in more than one team. Schumacher, Fangio, Prost, Lewis.”
Verstappen’s immediate future 🍸seemingly lies with Red Bull given his contract doesn’t run out⭕ until 2028.
But Verstappen has been linked consistently with Mercedes as a p🌜ossible Hamilton replacemen🎀t.
1996 F1 world champion Damo🥂n Hill thinks Verstappen should be keeping tabs on Ferrari rather than Mercedes.
“If I was him, I’d be interested to see wher🔯e Ferrari will end up, rather than Merc😼edes.
“With ♉Max in the car, and with whatever 𒐪else he can bring with him.”
Chandhok replied: “You think, for 2027, aft🍒e⭕r Lewis?”
Hill concluded: “A signed piece of paper is not worth a signed piece of paper anymore. 🐭He can have the pick of whatever he wants.”
“Almost indestructible”
Verstappen’s latest triumph means he’s won exactly 50 per cent of all races since F1 last rܫaced in China back in 2019.
Hill described Verstappen as “almost ind𝔉estructible”.
“Peopl꧒e are already talking about him as being established as one of the great Formula 1 drivers of all time,” he said. “I can’t argue with that. He’s got the equipment - but he’s got the equipment because he waꦬs so blindingly, obviously quick and aggressive and competitive.
“Mentally, 𝓰he knows where he’s at. He doesn’t need much help. And he’s got a great team. He’s almost indestructible.”
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