Former F1 star warns Max Verstappen 'can't keep winning'

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Former F1 star warns Verstappen 'can't keep winning'

The dominant Dutchman cruised to his third consecutive world championship last weekend

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Tuesday 17 October 2023 06:57

Former Formula 1 race winner Mark Webber has said that 'we'll see about that' when asked whether Max Verstappen can continue his dominance in the future.

The Australian is currently the manager of young rookie Oscar Piastri, who recently became just the second non-Red Bull driver of the season to win a race of any kind, taking the sprint race victory in Qatar.

That brilliant performance was somewhat overshadowed by Verstappen claiming his third world championship title with five races to spare, placing him into the realm of some all-time greats.

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The dominant Dutchman has broken multiple records along the way in 2023, including being the first driver to win 10 consecutive F1 races.

He has claimed 14 victories in total this season, and only needs four more to tie level with Sebastian Vettel in third on the all-time list of race winners, despite only being 26.

Max Verstappen clinched his third world title at the Qatar Grand Prix

The Dutchman claimed 10 consecutive race wins earlier in the season, a new record

Mark Webber spent several years in the shadow of four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel

Now, Webber, who was Vettel's team-mate during the German's four consecutive world titles between 2010-2013, has compared Verstappen to some sporting greats.

“Last year everyone said: 'It can't get any better than this', but it turns out it is," he told Formule1.NL

"The extent to which he continues to perform: if you can consistently do that at a high level, then you are always a danger to your competitors in top sport.

"Examples in other sports are Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods. Although Max does not yet have a trophy cabinet as big as theirs, his consistent performance is terrifying."