The Red Bull principal, Christian Horner, believes Max Verstappen is the driver most likely to challenge Lewis Hamilton for the Formula One world championship this year.
Horner is bullish about his team’s chances but reckons Hamilton, who will be aiming for a seventh world crown, will remain with Mercedes rather than switch to Ferrari at the end of the season.
Verstappen, 22 but entering his sixth F1 season, is convinced he is ready to take the fight to the British driver. Red Bull have not properly challenged Hamilton’s dominant Mercedes team since the turbo‑hybrid era began.
However, with the regulations stable, Horner is confident that if Red Bull deliver on their car his Dutch driver can be a threat. (Text courtesy of The Guardian)