For me it was always clear that Verstappen had that talent'

Max Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. The Dutchman started from pole position and never had a problem during the race, allowing Red Bull Racing to increase their lead over Mercedes in the world championship.

The Austrian racing team has a significantly better car than in recent years, which makes it more difficult for Mercedes to compete. This is also due to the qualities of Verstappen. However, Peter Windsor believes, "It's one thing to have the best car in the field, like Sergio Pérez did. It's something else to dominate and control the race like Max did, just super.

"It gives the lie to all those people who have spent the last four or five years saying, 'Max is this, Max is that, but he doesn't have the ability to lead and win a championship and be consistent.' For me it was always clear that Max had that talent and here he is now with the best car in Formula 1 and he is getting one hundred percent out of it."

Mercedes versus Red Bull

The victory puts Verstappen 18 points ahead in the world championship. In the constructors' championship, Red Bull has a 40-point lead over Mercedes.