After securing his fourth world title,
Max Verstappen has joined an illustrious list of
Formula 1 drivers. He is now on a par with
Alain Prost and
Sebastian Vettel and only has
Juan Manuel Fangio,
Michael Schumacher and
Lewis Hamilton ahead of him.
Ralf Schumacher sees in Verstappen an exceptional quality that he believes not all great
F1 champions possess.
Schumacher: 'Verstappen has just that little bit extra'
"He simply makes the difference. Max Verstappen is really capable of giving that little bit extra that those exceptional world champions before him already have. There are not many of them, and I honestly don't count Lewis Hamilton among that list," Schumacher praised Verstappen's skills to the German branch of
Sky Sports. "Hamilton is certainly exceptional, but also needs a bit of the perfect environment and car, just like Sebastian Vettel," the former
F1 driver explained.
"But Max Verstappen, what he has achieved this year in these circumstances - problems with Christian Horner, the departure of Adrian Newey. The car was superior in the beginning, then a disaster." "Despite all the setbacks, he always kept working well with his team and always delivered. If you compare it to his teammate, it is absolutely incredible," Schumacher concluded.
This article was written in collaboration with Norberto Mujica
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