Max Verstappen likened to Michael Schumacher after F1 Dutch Grand Prix: “Why doesn’t he make a mistake?”
Red Bull’s run of winning every race of 2023🐼 was kept alive by Versta𝕴ppen on home turf in wretched conditions.
A rain-interrupted rain brought🎐 out the best skill from Verstappen who won his 11th of 14 grands prix this season, and equalled Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine consecutive victories.
“Thꦆere was a lot to deal with for Max,” Dam🌠on Hill told Sky.
“The only thing thing I can compare hi⛦m to? For me, he’s done it, he’s ticked all the boxes today.
“Everything was thrown at it, not onl𓂃y in front of his home crowd, but all those changing cond𝓡itions.
“Schumacher, I used to look at him 😼and think ‘why doesn’t he make a mistake? Why doesn’t he drop the ball?’
“Max didn’t ever look like droppin🌺g the bal🦹l this time.”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner reacted: “What a race. S🌸o much, so difficult with the conditions, rain on, off, on, off.
“It was an incredible drive, coming through the field, some on slicks, getting through that part෴ of the race. It settled down, he built a lead. Checo made massive progress too.
𒀰“The rain came, we knew it was coming, then t꧙he stoppage.
“When you’re at the front, you can only lose.
“A great restart, and managed to close out the rac🥃e.
“Just disappointed we didn’t have Checo up🃏 there.”
James wღas a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
