F1: Verstappen is up there with best ever – Chandhok
There’s no doubt that Max Verstappen is “up there with the absolute best we’ve ever seen” in F1, according to former F1 driver Karun Chandhok.
Speaking to OLBG, Chandhok, who raced in F1 in 2010 and 2011, believes Verstappen is among the top drivers in history, saying, “I think Max is, in terms of natural talent, up there with the absolute best we’ve ever seen in the sport, along with Ayrton Senna, Jim Clark, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, he said.
“I’m not a big fan of using stats to tell the story, it’s one part of the equation. Clark raced in a dangerous era, won two championships and never had the chance to carry on, Senna, likewise, didn’t get the chance to finish the ’94 season.
“Max Verstappen is, unquestionably, on his way to becoming one of the all-time greats.
“Across the history of the sport, Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Mercedes, Red Bull, Lotus, all six of those teams have had periods of dominance and I think Red Bull certainly ranks as one of the top six of all time.”
Who is best?
Tracking Verstappen’s Record Run
Destined to beat them all
At Age 25 Michael Schumacher 10 F1 wins
At Age 25 Ayrton Senna 2 F1 wins
At Age 25 Lewis Hamilton, 14 F1 wins
At Age 25 Max Verstappen 48 F1 wins
All-time F1 Race Winners
Lewis Hamilton – 103 wins
Michael Schumacher – 91 wins- Sebastian Vettel – 53 wins
Alain Prost – 51 wins
Max Verstappen – 48 wins and counting
Ayrton Senna – 41 wins
Fernando Alonso – 32 wins- Nigel Mansell – 31 wins
- Jackie Stewart – 27 wins
- Jim Clark – 25 wins
Niki Lauda – 25 wins
Juan Manuel Fangio – 24 wins- Nelson Piquet – 23 wins
- Nico Rosberg – 23 wins
- Damon Hill – 22 wins
Kimi Raikkonen – 21 wins- Mikka Hakkinen – 20 wins
- Stirling Moss – 16 wins
- Jenson Button – 15 wins
- Graham Hill – 14 wins
Jack Brabham – 14 wins- Emerson Fittipaldi – 14 wins
Alberto Ascari – 13 wins- David Coulthard – 13 wins
Mario Andretti – 12 wins- Carlos Reutemann – 12 wins
- Alan Jones – 12 wins
- Valtteri Bottas – 10 wins
- Mark Webber – 9 wins
- Daniel Riccardo – 8 wins
Sergio Pérez – 6 wins
Charles Leclerc – 5 wins- Carlos Sainz Jr. – 2 wins
- Pierre Gasly – 1 win
- Esteban Ocon – 1 win
- George Russell – 1 win
Max Verstappen has 13 wins in 16 races this season and is on track to easily break his record of 15 wins in a season set in 2022.
If he wins another 3 of the remaining 6, he will equal Alain Prost with the 4th most wins in history.
Hamilton is worried Verstappen will destroy all his records
| Running Tally of F1 Race Wins Hamilton vs. Verstappen | ||
| Age | Hamilton Wins | Verstappen Wins |
| 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | 4 | 10 |
| 23 | 9 | 20 |
| 24 | 11 | 31 |
| 25 | 14 | 48 |
| 26 | 17 | 48 and counting (just turned 26) |
| 27 | 21 | TBD |
| 28 | 22 | TBD |
| 29 | 33 | TBD |
| 30 | 43 | TBD |
| 31 | 53 | TBD |
| 32 | 62 | TBD |
| 33 | 73 | TBD |
| 34 | 84 | TBD |
| 35 | 95 | TBD |
| 36 | 103 | TBD |
| 37 | 103 | TBD |
| 38 | 103 | TBD |
TBD: To Be Determined
In his last 35 races, Verstappen has won 27 of them….amazing consistent domination and a Red Bull team that is performing at an elite level.
P1 – Imola
P1 – Miami
P1 – Barcelona
P3 – Monaco
P1 – Azerbaijan
P1 – Canada
P7 – Silverstone
P2 – Austria
P1 – Paul Ricard
P1 – Hungary
P1 – Spa
P1 – Zandvoort
P1 – Monza
P7 – Singapore
P1 – Suzuka
P1 – Austin TX
P1 – Mexico
P6 – Brazil
P1 – Abu Dhabi
P1 – Bahrain
P2 – Saudi Arabia
P1 – Australia
P2 – Azerbaijan
P1 – Miami
P1 – Monaco
P1 – Barcelona
P1 – Canada
P1 – Austria
P1 – England
P1 – Hungary
P1 – Belgium
P1 – Zandvoort
P1 – Monza
P5 – Singapore
P1 – Suzuka