By Z Lloyd
In short, you can say yes due to his stellar performance in this so far season, and the previous three straight championships he has earned himself surely proving his talent in this sport, but the real question is can we really make the statement so soon on if he can live up to the title many previous greats were bestowed upon. If you look at the statistics, you can see the evident star power he brings to Red Bull. For example, Max Verstappen has won 57 races out of 187 starts. Winning 30% of your career races alone is an unbelievable stat that few share.
However, stats are not the only factor for his success but rather his power to make his own winning positively affect his team and the racers around the Red Bull franchise. This is seen as before Verstappen’s arrival to Red Bull in the 2015 season, Red Bull were sitting in an uncomfortable 7 and 8th seed. Only one season after when Red Bull spotted their eyes on a valuable driver that could change the face of F1 Verstappen finished his season at a shocking 5th, a rather unusual jump for a racer who was 12th only a season ago.
Could one say Hamilton is not over. His move to Ferrari next season poses a threat to Verstappen’s future prowess in F1. Hamilton on addressing his move to Ferrari he states “My move has shown that anything is possible. I know and I am sure Max is on the list.”. This shows clearly, he knows of Verstappen as a formidable opponent in his driving career and does see potential in him.
Stats or similar situations cannot predict the future of F1 as only time can tell how this driver will be in the future and if he can truly be, The New Face Of F1.
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