Max Verstappen shapes up as a next generation F1 champion | Giles Richards


After two grands prix wins this season, the young and fearless Red Bull driver has shown the conviction to be challenging soon for the F1 world title

For a young driver in his third season in Formula One and just out of his teens, it might seem an unfeasibly early time to be anointing Max Verstappen as a future world champion. Yet within hours of ensuring his own position among the greats with a fourth title, Lewis Hamilton singled out the 20-year-old as the future of F1. It was a champion’s endorsement of a champion in waiting, one who firmly believes he is ready to take over from the old guard.

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