Max Verstappen has branded McLaren’s pairing of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as the “best driver line-up” on the F1 grid.
The Red Bull driver dominated the Qatar Grand Prix to notch up his 14th victory from 17 races this season on a weekend he also clinched his third world title.
Verstappen was crowned after a second-place finish behind Piastri in Saturday’s sprint race, before cruising to his latest win in the grand prix. Piastri took runner-up spot ahead of teammate Norris as a rejuvenated McLaren celebrated their second double podium in as many days.“I do think that as a team they are probably the most consistent, compared to the others behind us,” Verstappen said when asked if he feels McLaren are now Red Bull’s closest challengers.“So yeah, they are operating really well. And, yeah, it's going to be interesting to the end of the year, but also I think the start of next year to see where everyone is at.
The Dutchman added: “I do think we had a bit more pace in hand if we really needed it but nevertheless, I don't want to take anything away from McLaren. “They've been doing a great job and from us, we see that they are getting closer and closer. So we have to try and of course maintain a bit of a gap.”
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