Brawn: Title out of reach for Max Verstappen, but second would be "special"

Ross Brawn believes that the title is not realistic this year for Max Verstappen, but beating Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas is much more likely.

Verstappen's form in recent weeks has been nothing short of exceptional, and he has scored more points than anyone in the past four races, with two race wins and just missing out in last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Brawn said in his Hungarian GP post race debrief: "In Hungary, the Milton Keynes squad proved it had the second most potent package, with Honda showing it has made real progress in terms of power and speed.