Alain Prost explains how “great fight with Lewis Hamilton” made “this Max Verstappen” disappear
Verstappen and Hamilton went head-to-head in a titanic title battle which went down to the final lap🍸 of the final race in Abu Dhabi.
The Red Bull driver ultimately came out on top, securing hꦇis maiden world championship.
Sin🥀ce then, Verstappen has enjoyed a dominant run, taking two more titles in 2022 and 2023 with relative ease.
Prost believes since the 2021 finale, Verstappen has “calmed down” and altered his a🌠pproach.
“No, t✤his Max dis💖appeared after 2021, after that great fight with Hamilton.
“I won't talk about the controversial final in Abu Dhabi, but I will talk about the way he and his Red Bull came together during the fight with Mercedes all season. That first title made him stronger.🔯 Since then he has calmed down, except in his pursuit of perfection,” he wrote in his column for .
Prost 💎doub꧂ts Verstappen’s domination will stop “anytime soon”.
“It's a bad sign for the competition beca🔜use it won't stop anytime so꧑on," he added.
"The next two years without rule changes are not going to change much. And even from 2026👍 - because he and his team are very talented - they will rise to the challenge and at least compete for the title."
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