We assembled a list of quotes on how Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen (pictured) ranks with the all-time greats in motorsports. These quotes are all out there; just Google them, and there\u2019s so many more.<\/p>\n
There is a broad and genuine consensus across drivers, team principals, and veterans that Max Verstappen is the outstanding talent of his generation and one of the purest drivers Formula 1 has produced. Many already place him in the company of Senna, Schumacher, and Hamilton on pure ability. Whether he ultimately finishes as the greatest of all time will depend on how the rest of his career unfolds \u2014 particularly if he adds more titles or proves himself in different cars. At 29, with 73 wins and four championships already secured, he is well positioned to keep the debate alive for years to come.<\/p>\n
Verstappen\u2019s 19 wins in 2023 remain a single-season record. His win rate is comparable to or better than Hamilton and Schumacher. He has also produced high-quality seasons both in dominant machinery (2022\u201323) and in cars that were not the clear class of the field (2021, parts of 2024, and 2025, when he finished runner-up to Lando Norris by just two points).<\/p>\n
Driver
\nTitles
\nWins
\nWin rate
\nPoles
\nPodiums
\nNotes<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen
\n4 (2021\u201324)
\n73
\n~29%
\n50
\n136
\nStill active, age 29<\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton
\n7
\n106
\n~27%
\n105+
\n200+
\nLongest active career<\/p>\n
Michael Schumacher
\n7
\n91
\n~30%
\n68
\n155
\nPeak dominance 2000\u201304<\/p>\n
Ayrton Senna
\n3
\n41
\n~25%
\n65
\n80
\nHighest poles relative to starts<\/p>\n
Juan Manuel Fangio
\n5
\n24
\n~47%
\n29
\n35
\nHighest win rate in history<\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton: Max has shown why he\u2019s a force to be reckoned with, it\u2019s so great racing against one of the greats.<\/p>\n
Anthony Davidson: I would choose Max Verstappen\u2026 he can jump in most things and be quick.<\/p>\n
Niki Lauda: I\u2019ve never seen anyone do that before, he\u2019s the talent of the century<\/p>\n
Alex Albon: For me, Max is the greatest<\/p>\n
Damon Hill: Max has that Schumacher quality. The focus, the relentlessness, the ability to extract everything from the car every single lap. He does not switch off.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Vettel: Max is doing something that F1 has never seen; he\u2019s set a new benchmark<\/p>\n
Christian Horner: Max is the greatest talent I\u2019ve seen in a race car<\/p>\n
Ralf Schumacher: Purely in terms of skill, they are the two best drivers I\u2019ve seen in Formula 1, Michael and Max<\/p>\n
Martin Brundle: Max is the benchmark<\/p>\n
Jenson Button: I think Max Verstappen is the greatest F1 driver of all time<\/p>\n
Jimmy Broadbent : Max is the greatest driver ever<\/p>\n
Fernando Alonso: Only Max, only he can do it.<\/p>\n
Lando Norris: I\u2019m fighting against Max, probably the best there\u2019s ever been<\/p>\n
Antony Hamilton: incredible talent and an absolute gentleman<\/p>\n
Nico Rosberg: Max is the best driver I raced against<\/p>\n
Gerhard Berger: I was teammates with Senna and Max is the only one like him. Maybe better<\/p>\n
Nico Hulkenberg: Max is the GOAT<\/p>\n
Stefan Johansson: The most complete F1 driver ever<\/p>\n
Sebastian Buemi: He\u2019s the GOAT<\/p>\n
Gunther Steiner: Max has reached GOAT status<\/p>\n
Helmet Marko: I\u2019ve not seen anyone with the talent Verstappen possess.<\/p>\n
Jaime Alguersuari: Best F1 driver ever<\/p>\n
Ollie Bearman: He\u2019s the best driver we\u2019ve ever had<\/p>\n
Sergio Perez: I used to look at his telemetry data and think how the hell are you doing that<\/p>\n
Pete Windsor: He drives like very few. Like Jim Clark<\/p>\n
Pedro Del La Rosa: Easily one of the greatest<\/p>\n
Toto Wolff: he\u2019s a special special driver we may not see again.<\/p>\n
The list goes on and on and on and on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We assembled a list of quotes on how Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen (pictured) ranks with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":941408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-941407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/941408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}