Max Verstappen is all set on creating benchmarks like a superhuman, with multiple records broken this season and amazing performances piling on top of each other. The 26 year old is on a roll as he goes through a collection of trophies race by race dominating the entire paddock by a huge margin.
Sebastian Vettel is Max Verstappen’s senior at Red Bull and Max seems to have a lot of inspiration from him while he establishes his talents in the Austrian outfit. He again made a new benchmark setting himself in a league above Vettel and legends like Nigel Mansell.
Verstappen ends Qatar GP leading his 769th lap of 2023
Max Verstappen has arguably led the most laps this season, and the total keeps increasing with every race as the Dutch champion often finds himself at the front of the pack within a few laps from the race’s start, unless he’s already starting from pole position. Except for Singapore, there hasn’t been a single race this season where he didn’t lead and end up contending for the win. The way he manages the race and harnesses the blistering pace of the RB19 is nothing short of phenomenal.
Max Verstappen won yet another race this season as he claimed the heights of championship in Qatar GP. He also broke a record that was previously held by Red Bull maverick Sebastian Vettel. Vettel has previously led 739 laps in 2011 creating a whole new record of most number of laps led. However, as he won the race in Qatar Max took the tally of his laps led to 769 and rose to the top of table.
Max Verstappen tops Sebastian Vettel’s record
When it comes to Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel is often considered the bar for performance. This is due to his behavior and leadership in guiding the Austrian outfit to the heights of success during his golden era. Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull managed to create a four-year-long dominance that set numerous unbeatable records during that time and provided a thrilling spectacle for the public.
Years later, the old legacy of Red Bull seems to have started again through the words of Max Verstappen’s pen in this era. ‘Super Max’ has been using Newey’s brilliance and the way Red Bull has managed to design an absolute beast of a car efficiently with near perfection. He has been flawless in his tactics and his qualifying performances raking up poles and during the race he doesn’t show a speck of immaturity when it comes to overtakes or defense against the cars behind him. Sergio Perez has lagged behind Verstappen in almost all aspects of talent and the difference is clearly visible.
Do you think Max Verstappen will be able to win more championships than Sebastian Vettel by the time he decides to retire.
