Max Verstappen poses during the Oracle Red Bull Racing brand shoot, while wearing the 2025 Sparco Race suit on February 16, 2025 // Will Cornelius / Content Pool /

F1 News: Button says Verstappen is the real GOAT, not Hamilton

While the British media like to claim that F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is the Greatest of all-time (GOAT), two drivers that were Hamilton’s teammates say that Max Verstappen is the real GOAT…..and they should know.

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Former F1 world champion Jenson Button claimed that Red Bull driver Max Verstappen could extract something from a car that no one else could, as he picked the Dutchman over Lewis Hamilton as the Greatest of All Time.

Owing to his sublime performances, the 27-year-old has entered the conversation of being the greatest in the sport alongside Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, and Ayrton Senna.

While appearing on Radio X ahead of the British Grand Prix, Jenson Button picked Max Verstappen ahead of his former McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton as the GOAT and reflected:“I feel he’s the most rounded F1 driver that there has ever been. And I know he hasn’t won the number of championships of Lewis Hamilton.

“I obviously think Lewis is extremely, extremely good and one of the best in the world. But there’s just something about Max that he can do something with a car that I don’t think anyone else can.”

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