Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey says that Max Verstappen now has to be considered one of Formula 1's all-time greats and is \u201ctotally in tune.\u201d
Newey believes that as he heads towards his third title Verstappen has to be regarded among the best.
Newey admitted that even for him, with a career that has included near-dominant years for the likes of Nigel Mansell at Williams and"For both the driver and the team to achieve that level of consistency and reliability is fantastic,” he said. “But the funny thing is I've been in this position before where you're not consciously doing anything different, it's just everything gels."
Newey acknowledged that the team didn’t quite get it right with Verstappen’s tyre strategy in the Zandvoort rain, whilefinished only fourth after an eventful race. Both drivers switched to full-wet tyres just before the red flag. “At the end there we got on to inters, which was obvious, on the right lap. Then the move to extremes with Max we could do without losing position.
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