F1: Verstappen is every bit as good as Hamilton – Coulthard
Former Red Bull driver David Coulthard says the idea that Max Verstappen is not at the level of Lewis Hamilton is “nonsense”. In fact, he is probably better.
“If I just bring it to Max for a moment,” Coulthard began when speaking alongside former Jordan team boss Eddie Jordan on the Formula For Success podcast, “I’ve seen all sorts of comments where people are going, ‘you know, he’s overrated, he’s not at the same level as Lewis [Hamilton], and this is just nonsense.
“If you look at what he does with that car, and with the greatest respect to Checo, who is a very talented, fast race driver, he looks average in comparison to what Max has been able to deliver when he’s really on it.”
“So it’s fascinating, isn’t it? It’s fascinating to see just how the season unfolds,” Coulthard continued.
“Red Bull are the team right now, but as you and I both know, nothing lasts forever. And there’ll be a moment that somebody comes and takes over their mantle.
“And they have been incredibly consistent in their delivery…it will be 20 years of Red Bull next year.”
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 years old) |
| 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