There is no more “freaking out” in the character of soon-to-be double consecutive world champion Max Verstappen, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Marko has gone on the record this year to declare that Verstappen – not quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel – is the best-ever Red Bull driver. “Then came those four years but I think there is less pressure in the team now. Red Bull is also less shy than most other teams about declaring that Dutchman Verstappen is clearly the team’s ‘number 1’ driver. “I’ve said this before and I think everyone in the team thinks it too,” said Verstappen.

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