Sergio Perez makes huge Max Verstappen F1 ‘GOAT’ claim

Tanish Chachra | 22/06/2022
Sergio Perez makes huge Max Verstappen F1 'GOAT' claim

Sergio Perez claims that Max Verstappen is probably one of the best F1 drivers in history, if not the best, as the Dutchman wins in Canada.

Max Verstappen had a thumping win last weekend in Montreal when he defended his lead against Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. The current F1 champion now leads the championship standings with a comfortable lead.

The last win brings him closer to his second championship win in his career. Moreover, only at 24, the Dutchman now has 26 wins in his name, overtaking Jim Clark and Niki Lauda in the most F1 wins list.

Therefore, his teammate, Sergio Perez, thinks that Verstappen is probably one of the best, if not best F1 drivers in the history of F1. A Big claim, as there have been multiple greats in the sport, which Perez probably has also seen while growing up.

“Max is excellent and a complete driver,” explained Perez. “He is undoubtedly one of the best in the history of Formula 1, if not the best, for everything, for his education and because he has things that other Formula 1 drivers do not have.

“The special thing about Max is the ease of going to the limit, Max goes to the limit from the first lap, every change he makes to the car is important and it’s not that he changes his conditioning style, he always goes to the limit.”

“The difference is always a corner, it is a level that demands a lot as a driver.”

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Max Verstappen rules over Ferrari

In the last few races, Ferrari has lost momentum to Red Bull. Verstappen and Perez have given no space for the Prancing horses to further their claim on the title.

The remaining races before the summer break would be crucial for Ferrari. If they lose all four, Ferrari would be lagging massively before the season resumes at Spa.

So, if the remaining part of the season needs to be competitive, Ferrari has to step up their challenge with no other team in sight to compete with Red Bull’s pace.

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Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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