He DOES want the competition to be at their best. And then beat them by 20 seconds.

Max said after 2021 that he didnt want a season like that again. He just wanna chill at the front in a dominant car. I dont respect that. I mean sure its probably very nice feeling just to show up in the best car and smoke the opposition. But thats not really because he is so much better than the rest now is it

If I remember correctly, during Donnington 93 the weather changed every 5 minutes and they kept coming in to change tyres. Senna stayed out on 'slicks.' Kept waiting for him to come off at every corner. He never did. One of the best drives ever.

Those with what we mortals regard as having 'unbelievable' self confidence usually burn bright and fast (Senna, Villeneuve, Bellof etc) and delight us while they're here. Flyers say: 'There are old pilots and bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots'. We have to enjoy them while they burn bright. Great vid, nice delivery.

The ultimate goal for Max is that he laps every driver in a race. Then when that is accomplished he wants to do it again and again.

The charisma with Senna I believe largely came from his self belief - I dont think i have ever come across anyone with the absolute self belief that Senna had, like he was fulfilling Gods plan

We didnt have social media back then....

That s a mentality, you always have to look at yourself and ask yourself how can I be better than everyone, absolutely everyone. There s no cieling of performance, there is always something to improve, and if you dont do that, for some people its not worth it. That s what they re after, always improving, results will follow

Cameron…. Gotta say it, you’re awesome. Love your analysis.

James Allen was Croft and Kravitz in one😱? Are you insane? That’s a massive insult for Allen

Max won’t be the first or last to not want competition and he’s blunt enough to admit it. As and when Max gets regular and extremely intense competition again, it’ll be interesting to see how he copes.

As a Dutchie, and of course Max fan, I have to be honest; Max Dominance is making the races more boring. We can enjoy it, and you can see the only thing Max wants is "Perfection". It's been drilled into him by Jos. So his hunger for perfection is amazing to watch, but unfortunately the races are getting a bit boring.

Hi Cameron, what I don't hear people talking about is how MV changed driving style from dive bombing agressive to early braking short cornering, earlier on the throttle. As far as I can remember it was from 2022, when the wheels got bigger. Do you think this is indeed the reason, or could it be something else. Or maybe I am wrong in whole?!

It is all foreplay to the release that is the next winningest talent at the horizon. It could take long, but did we think in 2018 it would ever end for Lewis? As soon as that will not happen this time with Max, we could say he cracked the code, broke the sport, slayed the end monster. At this point though, it is still way too soon to tell, even when the cards right now look to be stacked as such, there is such a big factor in F1 called luck, so you can never really tell what the long term future holds.

You hit the nail on the head...the commitment to winning is what is mostly missing in modern F1

Good read!👍

10:40 he didn't necessarily "bottle" it...He was bested in the latter half of the year.

So its up to the others to up tneir game, bring it to Max , do not allow him to be perfect, force him to focus on the competition. Side getting Max to start P 14 is not enough competition to suppress pedfection

Its funny to see how people can't consider the romanticization of the past over the present when they make comparisons. The past always lives in our hearts stronger than the present, cause the present isn't settled yet, we just experienced it. The past is settled in our memories and therefor we romanticize it. Its like comparing apples and break ducts. Also, in those times there was a lot less information to process and commentators and pundits played a bigger role in shaping the narrative, back in the days the commentator on the back of a motorcycle following the Tour The France sometimes just made up stuff to excite the people listening over the radio. And in those days people werent as damaged as they are nowadays, Social Media and the internet in general makes that people have attention spans that last not only a few seconds, constantly needing more input scrolling through stories. That wasnt the case when Senna was around so you have perceived it differently. And about Max, he has said that years ago and he just repeats it when they ask him that question again. He wants to dominate and finish 20 seconds down the road, not because he doesnt want competition but because 2021 and that kind of rivalry takes a toll on your (mental) health, therefor he prefers to just dominate and not have to deal with those amounts of pressure. And I thought you would have came to the realization that 2021 as a whole was staged, but I guess you only want to focus on AD21, cause you want to claim Max folded under pressure at the end of the season when the truth is it was all about that insane engine Lewis had for the last couple of races, without that AD21 never happened. And if anybody didnt have any competition it was Lewis for 4 years, he was coasting towards his titles in such a way that he was vacationing all year around in between races, flying all over the world (producing even more pollution that whole cities of people combined) relaxing, partying, and enjoying himself. Thats why the sport needed 2021 so badly. You guys really dont get the essence of Dutch people do you? Just because he is open about not wanting to be under pressure all season long like in 2021 doesnt mean he doesnt want competition. We could say the same about Lewis, he wanted Bottas as his teammate, thats why he insulted him by saying he was his best teammate ever, cause he had a relaxed time for 5 years. Thats also why he didnt want George as a teammate, he hoped for a competitive car under the new regs and didnt want to battle with his teammate, he wanted Merc to cater to him completely like they did the 7 rears before... And maybe you should focus a bit more on your own star driver and all hypocrisies he shows (talking about net zero when you are a massive polluter yourself with a private yet and gas guzzling super cars) and the questionable people he loves to hang out with (and be like), you know all those psychopathic celebs like the Kardashians, Diddy and people alike.

Nice chat.

Cam, you’re not getting me with this “Tom-foolishness” this morning. 😂

If Max has competition that means he's not doing something right given that he is the best driver on the grid. He is in a relentless pursuit for perfection, whoever wants to challenge him needs to go the same route.

Because of the SC in Miami he will shows who he is next race.

Are you loopy? How can you say the words, yet have no actual understanding of what he actually said? Seriously. The greats of all sport, want PERFECTION, and they believe if they are perfect, there should be no competition. He is not saying, that he doesn’t like competing, he is saying that anything less than perfection for him is unacceptable. Do you people even watch the sport. Sheesh.

The point with Verstappen is, he really only looks at the task which is before him. The next session is the most important and he demands perfection from the team and from his self. He doesn't care about a legacy like Hamilton. He will never be the world known icon that Hamilton is because he just don't care. Praise Verstappen? Fine. Booh him. Also fine. And being Dutch, he is also quite vocal about this. In a few years he will retire and he will in some way or another be a part of the sport, but not as an icon, but as a lover of the sport. (Excuse my clunky English, I'm Dutch.)

The difference in others sports you mentioned and F1 in regard to dominance, is everyone has the same ‘equipment’ and make the difference with hard work and dedication. Boxing for example, both fighters have hands, feet and will weigh roughly the same, so the difference in skill is training. F1, the car you sit in is a huge factor, Bottas at Mercedes vs now. So there are ‘handicaps’ in F1, all the drivers are skilled drivers, and yes some more than others. But MV isn’t dominating due to skill, he is sitting in the best car on the grid by a considerable margin. Where was he when China had rain the other day?

Max does like competition, but it has to be fair. If you don’t play fair Max will come down to you like the wrath of Kahn, that’s just as he is.

Nah Cam… the best WANT to beat the best… at THEIR best, so that they can TRULY claim to BE the best.

Fans that say "oh hes really bored driving out front, oh he would rather be fighting in the midfield again" haven't been paying attention. Max isn't racing the other drivers he is racing himself and to his own ceiling. Its why after passing P2 in the Shanghai sprint he was still increasing the gap an testing out new break balances for the race because he wasn't happy with the set ups and didn't feel like it was the maximum he and the team could get out of the car for Sunday. If Max was bored driving by himself out front he wouldn't be doing 24 hr races. And I completely agree Cameron, that having competition and racing others right now means that RB or Max did something wrong "if the others are on their level".

After rejecting Warwick, Senna Outqualified his abjectly unqualified teammates by an average of 4 seconds! and outscored them 110-10 from 1986-1987. The Teammates-Earl of Bute and Nakijama- Did both win Lemans. This is How an inexperienced Hulkenberg and borderline F1 level Hartley could win Lemans. Prost suggested Senna over Piquet, fully believing the younger of the two Brazilians was faster. Piquet didn't enjoy having Nakijama as a teammate as someone so slow was boring to him. This despite Piquet only being 2.4 seconds faster than the Japanese Legend. Yes, Nakajima was so successful in Japan that he was a legend. Similarly, Al Pease was a Motorsports legend up here in Canada. He was lapped 15-20 times in F1 races. Sure, his car was slow, but half the laps were due to a Talent gap. Stewart, Hill, Rindt and others complained about the Canadian Roadblock.

Who truly likes competition? Not a single person on earth. Hamilton was a perfect example of talking about wanting competition and the other cars to be able to fight, and when it happened.... "These guys ate so fast, man." "They're so fast on the straights, man." Complaint after complaint. When he was actually getting beat in equal machinery by Nico, what did he do? He slowed his teammate down at the last race in a desperate attempt to allow others to get past him so he wouldn't win the championship. Nobody WANTS to be challenged.

You should have a goal when you upload a video.

In 30 years Max will be talked about like Senna. Senna was hated and criticized just like Max was at the time. Love your video.

Max on Newey I want the fastest car on the grid.

Didn't I tell you Cam.......Max is a chocolate god.

Max LIKES a good fight but NEEDS to win otherwise he's a rather unhappy camper. Cameron sure has an affinity fro the sensationalist titles - click-nonsense to earn more $ everyday :-)

No story in F1 of late. Unfortunately Max comes from F1 royalty. Don’t get me wrong Good driver but unfortunately no story. He is boring I’m not moved by him.

Neigh sayer here.....yes he bottled it the latter part of 2021. So you dont have to agree dude but the evidence is there. MAX doesnt want competition.

What it appears Max doesn't want is dealing with bullshit. Losing to someone good is way better than beating ham and eggers. If I want good racing, I think it is safe to think any competitor worth their salt want to be pushed. People at the top of their profession like to be pushed to new heights. They are just wired differently to us.

Awesome piece… Max loves to dominate the competition.

Max is undoubtedly a great driver but he will not come close to eclipsing Hamilton's numbers, imho. Its looking increasingly likely Red Bulls dominance will be all but over by the time he collects his forth drivers championship at the end of the season. Unless he lucks out and just happens to get the right seat following the new regulations in 2026, I suspect Lewis's records are safe In all honesty I doubt they will ever be surpassed as is, but I really hope a Newey inspired Ferrari can deliver his well deserved 8th title after the unpalatable farce at the end of 2021.

This is exactly the reason I don’t see Max at Mercedes. George would be a much bigger challenge to Max than any of Max’s teammates ever were. And regardless of one’s opinion of George. He’d definitely be the strongest teammate Max has ever had.

Max still has not developed a race craft.

There has always been respect among divers for drivers who climb into a F1 car but what is missing from modern F1 is the animosity and dare I say it hate for their rivals. Hear me out. So when we look back at the greats. Sena, Prost, Schumacher, Hill, Mansell, Clark, Lauda and Hunt although all these guys were g.o.a.ts of the sport they shined their brightest when they had a rival they hated through animosity. Whether it came from a perceived danger of non rules compliance, aggressive driving style with lost of near misses or crashes or even just plain bad luck. It was the human drama that made us excited to what the daredevil risks these men took to beat their hated rival. Modern F1 just doesn't have that we've only seen a small glimpse of it in 2021 between Hamilton and Versteppen. In that year we saw a hungry Versteppen's aggressive driving style of yesteryear that frightened the F1 community so much that at the end of the season he'd been unfairly penalised twice for each incident. Not to mention the F1 attempted race fixing not just in the last race but in all of the season with slow calls, long safety cars and after race decisions that divided teams and the fan base. Modern F1 only has it animosity on the pit wall and in the backrooms with the team heads that no-one cares about. We the fans care for our teams but most of all the drivers and the excitement of battling their 'hated' rival.

Hamilton had such a superior car towards the end of 2021 that Verstappen even competing with him during those races was truly incredible.

I don't understand what you are saying. Why the bashing of Max wanting to be miles ahead of the field? If you don't have that mindset then why even bother to be a racer? Your comments omit the fact that when Lewis didn't have any resistance for most of his 7 titles, there were no complaints about "competition". Max isn't here to make up numbers on the grid, he is here to win and that's what racing is all about.

Lewis didt like competition thats why he loved Bottas .

Clickbait title..

Max usually folds when there is real pressure. He needs to feel it again 🥱

If you look at all Max races. He doesn't do well with pressure. See Daniel, LH, Checko ..el

I think this is a bit slanted, or rather something that goes on in the human psyche, we love to create bigger heroes out of drivers after they die. I remember Senna's days and did not get that super high people get from watching him today, weather that be Ver or Ham they are different sure, but we are all individuals. The sport itself is also more of a sport today, back then we talked about racing and pure racing then was not as safe as today, Jim Clarke who you often bring up was greater still in my book so we pick and choose, times change aso...

Every single driver on the grid wants to win. Nobody wants competition there. That however does by no means implicate that they don't like and want to compete. Almost all want to race, provided the outcome is that they win. Some need a lap or more, MV settles for 20 sec..👴🧐🤷‍♂

Cameron, you have to Learn to let go 2021,and a little bit of louis Hamilton,maybe not you but England.we are 4years further men.....❤

Max is competitive through and through! Max is driven by competition! And if Max doesn't face competition from his own opponents, he even creates his own competition! Have you already forgotten the many years and most intense duels in decades that Max has conducted since he entered Formula 1? Max is a fight, Max is a killer! For years you have been whining about Max Verstappen's aggression! For years... you have tried to portray him as an irresponsible driver because he literally showed your Lewis every corner of the field! He mercilessly dethroned Lewis Hamilton in a lesser car! Max Verstappen is the reason that people have started watching Formula 1 again for decades, since Michael Schumacher Formula 1 has been downright boring with not a single spectacular driver in the field! Even to this day, you Lewis fans are still in denial about a brilliant and super natural talent, just to avoid having to see the painful reality! Even the fact that almost all professionals make the comparison between Senna and Max and have never made that comparison with Lewis. You die hard fans keep being in the agony of being a loser and shouting around like tipsy animals. Max Verstappen who came and conquered we love the guy:-)

Max lost attention and made a rare mistake and ran over the cone and damaged his car - losing 3/10s. He had to settle for 2nd because he could not keep up to Lando. He lost the race, it was not won by Lando. In order to compete with Max/RB, the other teams also have to seek similar perfection - not Max mistakes. Ferrari and McLaren are going to have to up their game (perfection) in the pits, strategy, aroedynamics, engineering (to match RB) and drivers (LeClare, Lando, Hamilton) for F1 to be entertaining. Don't blame Max for others failing.

You are totally missing the point. When the heat is on the greats, deal with it. Hence, you have the description CLUTCH. When Max is feeling pressure, he resorts to foul play! I pray in aid, Saudi Arabia 2021. Get real Cameron!

What a farcical title/statement. No competition, no event, no win or lose. Please get serious, then might tune in again.

Of course, he doesn't like competition. Why do you think checko his teammate and never Lewis,alonso,lando, and the two from ferrari because they will beat Max.

Max is overrated, and your sycophancy is nauseating mate

Stop talking about Lewis is pass is best, Lewis doesn’t have skills…Next year he Lewis will be expose at Ferrari stay tune. Max is the real deal better than Senna

Max aka 2021 fake champion don’t like competition that’s why he’s afraid of being in the team with Lewis. We know that 🤣

Dumb statement. If it was Lewis (Lulubelle) you would have a different opinion. You didn’t complain about the years of Merc.

Senna was a wealthy, privileged scion amid millions of his fellow citizens living in squalor. Charisma is a drug, brother. Prost was better, kinder, and quicker. 11:38

Max said after 2021 that he didnt want a season like that again. He just wanna chill at the front in a dominant car. I dont respect that. I mean sure its probably very nice feeling just to show up in the best car and smoke the opposition. But thats not really because he is so much better than the rest now is it.