F1: Max Verstappen a ‘perfect example’ of a World Champion – Mario Andretti

Max Verstappen is a “perfect example” of an F1 World Champion, according to 1978 title winner Mario Andretti when he spoke to Sky Sports last Monday.

Andretti has come out singing Verstappen’s praises after the Dutch driver wrapped up his second World Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix.

“There’s nothing better than being able to repeat a championship, especially after all that went on at the end of last year, doubts and so on and so forth,” he said.

“But he is deserving, as you can see, obviously, in the best possible way – dominating so far this season, and he will probably dominate the rest of the way. He’s just a perfect example of what a World Champion should be.”

“He’s where he needs to be right now, I mean he’s complete,” he said.

“That’s all I can say. When he is so capable in qualifying, that’s a premium where you start up front in Formula 1.

“And then his race craft is superb, of course – a lot of credit to the team [there] because the strategies are always right on. When you have all that going for you, that’s it. He’s a tough one to beat at the moment and that looks like it’s there for the foreseeable future for sure.”

🎙️ “He’s just a perfect example of what a World Champion should be”

Former F1 World Champion @MarioAndretti believes Max Verstappen is the “complete” driver 🏆 pic.twitter.com/vUXr2cecGZ

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