max verstappen He is a two-time Formula 1 champion. In the first championship he fought one on one against lewis hamilton. In the second he has had no rival. It seemed that it could be charles leclerc, but Ferrari deflated in the middle of the season. Two World Cups… and what could come in the future.
Nico Rosbergchampion of the Gran Circo in 2016, stated in ‘Sport1’ that only Hamilton could compete against Verstappen if they drove the same car: “I would say that Lewis is the only one who would be able to live up to it. from their eyes, that is, more or less at the same level, in case they had the same car. Mind you, what Max is currently doing is insane.”
“Max is just a brilliant driver and I’m pretty sure he’ll be one of the top five of all time very soon, especially since he’s won his second title. It’s amazing all the talent he has, winning 15 races in one year It’s brutal,” says the German ex-driver.
The truth is that Sergio Perez far from it has been a rival for Verstappen. He has been his squire, but he has not been able to maintain the very high level of him. About the Mexican, Rosberg maintains that he has it very complicated.
“He has been stronger than his teammate and for Pérez, of course, he is the best against whom he can be measured. The current one and the previous ones, they are not idiots, of course, think of Gasly or all the others, they do not arrive not even half the level of Max,” he says.
“Pérez this year has had moments in which he was close, but for the rest he was in no man’s land compared to Verstappen,” said the former world champion with the Mercedes team.
Will Verstappen have a rival in 2023? Hamilton wants to be back in the fight with a Mercedes that will have the mission of leaving problems behind, and Ferrari hopes to further develop its car so that Leclerc and Carlos Sainz add more victories.
