In The Driver’s Seat

Max Verstappen has won the right to hold his head up high in F1’s most elite company

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix for his 14th victory of the season. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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It’s impossible to look back on the Qatar Grand Prix and not mention Max Verstappen and his third world championship. Like a young child, everything he has done in 2023 has been demanding and attention seeking, albeit in a very adult manner.

Has there ever been a driver so utterly in control of all of his circumstances, so dominantly successful?

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