Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that Max Verstappen is clearly the ‘best driver in the world’ after his Japanese Grand Prix, in a snub to the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and George Russell.
“What a race,” Horner said, reflecting on the weekend. “An imperious drive from the front secured a fourth consecutive win at Suzuka for Max, the Team and of course our engine partners Honda who we owe a debt of thanks and gratitude for their support over the years.
“In reality though the hard work was done yesterday. It has to be one of the best weekend’s of Max’s career, one that further underlines Max as the best in the world currently. Suzuka is a driver’s circuit and boy did Max deliver.
“Equally, credit has to go to the engineering team as well for turning things upside down after Friday and pushing together to get the job done. It was a solid performance for Yuki. The nature of the race meant overtaking was hard to come by throughout, but he made some ground and will only improve as he continues to settle into the Team the next few races.”