Jordan: 'Verstappen will be the greatest driver of all time'

Eddie Jordan and David Coulthard get into a conversation about Max Verstappen's exceptional class as a racing driver. Jordan dares to say he expects Verstappen to one day become the greatest of all time. His mother contributed to that as well.

Coulthard does not see how anyone can ever beat the Red Bull Racing driver on his own. Only with a stronger car is his competition capable of anything against the Dutchman. Sergio Pérez therefore faces an impossible task. In the Formula for Success podcast, Jordan thinks Pérez is at least doing pretty well. "‘Ricciardo was there, but there’s no way Daniel Ricciardo is doing, what Checo is doing. What Daniel has done, as how much we like the guy, but Checo was doing a magic job”"

'Verstappen will be greatest of all time'

Jordan believes that Verstappen does not get all his racing talent from father Jos Verstappen, but that he has also become very inspired by his mother, Sophie Kumpen. Jordan: "And Max, we have had enough diners with him, lunches and a few beers, to realise that, I think, he sees the performance of his mother, her speed and how she went about her business. He is naturally going to say he got his inspiration from both. She was a great talent in karting."

Jordan sums up: "When you have such a great talent in karting and then you have a father who is a Grand Prix driver and understands the pitfalls, you have naturally someone who is as fast as Max Verstappen. For me, I really do believe that in time he will turen out to be the greatest driver of all time, if he stays safe and healthy for a long time."