Max Verstappen is a three-time World Champion and without doubt one of the best to ever do it.
An F1 world championship is a feat achieved by 34 different drivers which is far too great a number to be considered the very best of the best. Multiple championships then – two is a step in the right direction but it seems once a driver moves past that figure, then their place amongst the very best starts to look more realistic.
With a P2 in the Qatar sprint, Verstappen joined a list of just 11 drivers to have won three World titles or, to put that more succinctly, a group of just 1.42% of drivers to have ever raced in F1. Three in a row sees him amongst an even more exclusive club alongside iconic names such as Fangio, Schumacher, Vettel and Hamilton.
While Sergio Perez may have flirted with the idea of a title charge early in the season, the Mexican’s capitulation came at the same time as Verstappen’s ascendancy. A run from Miami to Monza of win after win and not by anything close to a small margin. The question is no longer is Max Verstappen one of the greatest to ever do it, the question now is where does he rank in the all-time list? Schumacher and Hamilton remain a class apart in terms of titles but at 26, there is no question matching that feat is within Verstappen’s capability.
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