Max Verstappen is “already one of the greats” of Formula 1 history, according to broadcaster and former driver David Coulthard. “Just as Lewis (Hamilton) doesn’t need nine world titles for me to consider him one of the greatest drivers, Max doesn’t need three to be considered one of the best,” Coulthard told the Dutch publication Formule 1. “After all, none of his teammates have been able to measure up to him. Max is a beast on the track – a winning machine who doesn’t give a crap about what we have to say or what anyone else has to say.

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