What I actually like about the new generation of drivers is that there's little to no drama outside of track, and they are not afraid to show admiration for fellow drivers

That says it all... Drivers knows best.

Max is an engineers dream. A pointy car that likes to rotatew without much steering is the fastest car. But it needs a real alien to handle it properly. Max is just like Michael. He basically wants a big go kart with 1000hp.

The way he helped the team and was mentoring other drivers is admirable ... One of the best guy's around.

When a current driver says this about another current driver… you know he is something else.

I love Alex Albon for how genuine he is in his admiration for other drivers . He is also very good at his job and yet so humble . So grounded

Very impressive answers. Respect. Hope he can climb up to a faster team, he deserves it. Very nice young man. Decent, intelligent, mature, honest. And yeah, Max is unique. One of a kind. Very rare. The type of driver he is could put him on top of the best drivers of the century. Attacking the corners like crazy, bloody fast, with Maximum focus and precision, as sharp as a Japanese kitchen knife, yeah, that' sounds like Max Verstappen...

Attended my first live F1 race in 1976, and have done some open wheel racing myself. Compared to most drivers, Max has SO much extra bandwidth that it's eerie. In this respect he compares favorably with Lauda, Senna and Schumacher. We see wet mastery similar to Senna as well. Like Senna, Max can win in a good but inferior car. He's aggressive like a Schumacher, a Senna or a Montoya. The way he likes cars set up gives him a very small envelope of control, but produces remarkable speed. It's not a knife edge - it's a scalpel edge! That's amazing in and of itself, but then Max casually makes passes on the outside to boot. I can't remember another driver who was so complete a package at such a tender age. Actually, I don't remember more than a handful who approached this level at any age. Huge props to Jos as well. He's probably the best driver coach ever

As someone who has a bit of experience on the track and in sim racing I can tell you now most people that know racing know Max is different than the other drivers, Its only F1 fans that have never had any time in a car at pace that seem to be the experts in the field and have a deep seated hatred for Max.

Max being the only F1 driver to be able to 'spin & win' F1 races, on 2 different races, puts him a league of his own. Being able to hone his special skills to make sure he could win any race, from any position, is also a very special gift, unique to only the very best drivers in history.

He is the most gifted driver on the grid...

Alex, I wish a total and speedy recovery! 👍

You gotta love Alex, get well soon mate.

As a huge Max fan, I've come to realize lately that I do not wish for Max to start P1 as long as he has a competitive car. It is better to have Max start P10 or worse, so that way, the first 12 laps will be exciting to watch.

Max is raised by an F1 driver, Max is addicted to the game ever since he was a child and since he went in at such a young age he's one of the most experienced drivers in F1 and on top of that he's in his prime years right now. He's driving on SPA this weekend, which is his favorite track, he qualified 0.9 seconds faster then his teammate and 0.8 seconds faster then anyone else. The kid is insane, even when he's free he's playing the game on a sim and such.

Been critical of Alex (not that it matters lol) when he was in the Red Bull next to Max but mostly because I just wanted him to do better because he's such a nice bloke.

Max has a racing mother and a former f1 driver as father, max wanted to go into carts when he was 3 , father Jos told him to wait a few years more but when he got into it his father poured all his time on his kid , he was tough yes for sure Jos does have a short fuse, but always to make him the best driver he could.

What Alex Albon says tells me that Max Verstappen can be very much compared with Michael Schumacher in the way he likes a setup. When Max's dad Jos Verstappen was team mates at Benetton with Michael Schumacher under leadership of Flavio Briatore, all 3 of the cars (1 for each of the 2 drivers and a reserve car was was normal) were setup for Michael and Jos wasn't allowed his own setup. Since Jos was already a lot older at the time he had already developed his own driving style and preferences, so dealing with Michael's extremely sharp setup was a feat in itself. Basically Jos was in the position of Alex Albon, Piere Gasly, Alex Albon when they were driving as the #2 driver. Now Michael and Jos were best friends and that was also probably the only true friendship Michael had in Formula 1. So after the kids were born they went on holidays together (source: Schumacher documentary) and personally I wouldn't be surprised if Michael would give Max some tips knowing Jos his struggles at the time at Benetton. Something along the lines of... "Listen... you still are developing your driving style, and if you drive an oversteering kart that feels sharp on the front it's easier to control the rear by reducing power and thus friction than trying to force an understeering car to turn more by burning up the rear tyres by spinning them up and go from understeer into forced oversteer" "That was also the problem your dad, Jos, had to deal with as I liked my cars sharp but he was much older than you and had already developed his own driving style. He could not cope with it and that cost him dearly. So while you are still young try to experiment with the best ways to save tyres, and this is one of them" Also he might have turned to Jos with the advice of randomly setting up a kart to be understeering or oversteering, or letting Max drive on old rubber with low grip. So that Max would learn to adapt his driving style as situations change, because you don't always have the luxury of a good setup. I would not be surprised if something like that has come to pass at some point.

Always been a fan of Albon . If not for a couple of on track collisions denying 2 podium finishes caused by another driver who has previously claimed " We need more drivers of color on the podium " things might have been different for Albon while at Red Bull .

Given all the F1 Champions and brilliant drivers Albon has raced in his career... That's quite astonishing.

How can you not like this guy? What driver would admit this? I don't see Perez speaking like this about Max for example...

many people say that RB car is a rocket... i beg to differ... that RB is a monster that can be tamed only by few...and tbf only Max can do it... his unique driving style is perfectly suited for that car.

Alex deserves one more run on that RB team alongside Max. Especially after checo’s performance today in Spain Quali

Finally you Limey's out there start to understand the difference between 'Vercrashen' and brilliancy..... come on, give the guy the credit he deserves, just like Alex did.......

When he talked about the greats he was about to say for him, Max is one of the greats or the greatest!

Albon is one of the most interesting drivers on the grid to me. He's a great talent, but he got treated quite unfairly by RBR early in his career, then came back with the worst team and is 13th in the standings and driving better than almost anyone else out there. Arrogance and confidence are critical pieces to most F1 drivers mentalities, but Alex - along with Max - seems to be brutally honest with people and more importantly, himself.

I will forever remember Alex as being there in the microphone when Max crossed the line in Abu Dhabi....

Admirable Albon

He is very chilled, like the cold redbull can he hold

I want Albon back at RB

idk how i feel about Alex on Max banners

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Albon knows wheel....

Listen to that hater's. Everybody dislikes diva Hamilton

So no No. 2 driver will be able to drive a car set up for Max. No surprise Checo has problems.

Max is more a Apex predator

The only F1 'person' with mercedes affiliation besides devries and schumacher jr. that honestly and completely compliments the level of skill and talent verstappen has. De Vries is a fellow countryman and the verstappens and schumachers have been family friends for 20 years so we shouldnt count that. But if you ask 4-5 top ranking mercedes F1 leadership or both their current drivers: verstappen is a great driver, the car is amazing, the team is amazing, adrian newey is amazing. What is perez doing then? perez is no joke, he didnt get the RB seat for nothing, hes a proven driver... so if verstappen takes 19/22 victories and perez has trouble getting a podium half the season. Is it the car or is it the driver?

So not only is he ruining F1, he is also part of ruining gaming

Sounds like Max likes a car how Kimi Raikkonen used to - extremely sharp and he was also incredibly precise. You need incredibly good feel to maximise it particularly initial turn in.

Been watching F1 for the last 40 years, and as a dutchmen this hasnt always been pleasent, but my God, this generation of drivers is awesome to look at. The Albon, Norris, Verstappen group especially. And believe me when I tell you, Max is as good as the best drivers inHistory if not better. You all talk about shumacher, but imo he's much more compairable to Ayrton....