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Brundle can barely describe Verstappen's performance: 'Superhuman'
The current season did not go down the same way like 2023. Rivals caught up to Red Bull after the first Grands Prix, and instead of winning 19 times, Max Verstappen was in a championship battle to win his fourth title. According to Martin Brundle, the Dutchman put than a superhuman-like performance in this year.
"The mental and physical commitment for that consistent level of performance and achievement, through good times and bad, while risking your life for a prolonged time, is superhuman," Martin Brundle praised the driver in his Sky Sports column.
According to the former Formula 1 driver, Verstappen laid the foundations for his world title in the first half of the season, and their rivals were not yet had the car to perform. "The Red Bull was the car to beat early in the season and by winning seven of the first 10 races Max created a great springboard for this title."
However, the Briton believes those victories were still very challenging, just in a different way. "During that phase he also somehow mind-managed the very public potential crisis which hit team boss Christian Horner, the spat between his dad Jos and Christian, endless rumours of who might be leaving the team, and then Adrian Newey actually leaving. That took some navigating while still delivering on track," Brundle concluded.
This article was written in collaboration with Corwin Kunst
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