Max Verstappen's unique attribute puts him 'on par' with Michael Schumacher

Max Verstappen showed each his top qualities to grounds his latest triumph successful Brazil with the satellite champion drafting comparisons with Michael Schumacher arsenic much occurrence looms

Max Verstappen is "on par" with Michael Schumacher according for look Formula 1 operator Timo Glock.

This play the Dutchman tin participate an exclusive radical by winning his 4th world championship. Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are among those to person already achieved the feat and Verstappen could articulation the nine this play successful Las Vegas.

Schumacher, until Hamilton came along, dominated astir each of the sport's records and is spoken astir arsenic 1 of the top drivers of each time. Verstappen is approaching a decennary successful F1 and has agelong drawn comparisons among the elite.

His latest triumph successful Brazil is seen arsenic 1 of his finest. Verstappen has agelong been a maestro successful bedewed upwind conditions and proved that arsenic the heavens opened astatine Interlagos, allowing him to spell from 17th to archetypal with the plaudits pouring in.

Glock told Sky Germany: “It is inactive a small portion earlier we triumph the satellite championship. But erstwhile it comes to his qualities successful the rainfall and his qualities arsenic a racing driver, Max Verstappen tin beryllium enactment connected a par with Michael Schumacher. Max is unbelievably good, what helium keeps doing successful races is extraordinary. Unique.”

Verstappen has been capable to stay competitory contempt Red Bull's show falling distant astatine times this play and is poised to triumph his 4th rubric connected the trot. Only Schumacher, Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Juan Manuel Fangio won 4 connected the bounce.

Christian Horner has continued to backmost his driver, who has copped disapproval for his assertive style, overmuch similar Schumacher. The Red Bull brag though hailed his latest triumph - his 62nd successful F1 - arsenic 1 of his best.

He said: “It was a masterclass from Max. In hard conditions connected a precise dreary day, helium shone precise brightly. To travel from 17th connected the grid, to person the patience, but besides the attacking. He had his start, his archetypal thigh was outstanding. I deliberation helium passed six cars connected the archetypal lap. To triumph from that acold backmost was beyond our wildest dreams this morning.”

Verstappen already has the 3rd astir wins successful the past of the athletics with his triumph occurrence percent edging that of Schumacher and Hamilton.

Gerhard Berger has antecedently declared the Dutchman the sport's top operator. He erstwhile told Austrian work Krone : “He simply lives with each fibre of his assemblage for his sport, for Formula 1. That is his passion, which is why, for me, helium is the world's champion racing operator of each time.”