Hulkenberg crowns Verstappen: ‘the boss ruling everyone'
Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in Austin - Photo: Marco Miltenburg, RacePictures
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Nico Hulkenberg has hailed Max Verstappen as the “boss who rules” in Formula 1, while praising the class of the Red Bull Racing driver after his win in COTA.
"He’s the boss ruling everyone at the moment."- Nico Hulkenberg
Hulkenberg, who spoke via Viaplay, lauded Verstappen, labelling his title resurgence as “simply incredible”, before the veteran German crowned him as the boss among the current F1 drivers.
"It’s just incredible, what he does, together with Red Bull. He’s just showing his class, he’s showing that he’s a four-time world champion, that he’s the boss ruling everyone at the moment."
Verstappen continued his title resurgence with a dominant outing throughout the weekend at the United States Grand Prix. The 28-year-old sealed pole position and converted them to victories in both the Sprint and Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
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Nico Hulkenberg praised Verstappen for his performance in Austin - Photo: Race Pictures
The win for the Red Bull star saw him close the gap at the top of the drivers’ standings to 40 points, with five races left on the calendar.
Toto Wolff lauds Verstappen
Earlier, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff praised Verstappen. The 53-year-old, who spoke to GPblog in the aftermath of the US Grand Prix, highlighted how incredible the Dutch driver’s current level is.
The Austrian motorsport chief further explained how the driver and Red Bull have turned a corner since the summer break, concluding that it is hard to see any driver on the current grid matching the Dutchman’s form.
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The words of the Mercedes boss also align with Formula 1 analyst Peter Windsor, who labelled Verstappen ‘driver of the weekend’ at the United States Grand Prix.
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