You can look at the broad sweep of his season and say his dominance was great. There are a few theories about the quality of Verstappen’s driving this year. One is offered by Christian Horner, his team boss, who said: ‘Max has grown since last season. This time he had a great car and could drive the way he has.’. Overall, when all the season’s evidence is factored in, it has been a near-faultless exhibition after a few dismaying early gremlins, putting Verstappen up there with Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Hamilton as the best drivers of this youngish century. Verstappen is less a chaser of records than most of the above, at least for now. Yes, but until then, the straight-forward and uncomplicated Verstappen will be treated as Red Bull consider him today, as a gift from heaven.

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