'Let's not forget who Verstappen was capable of beating'

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09:27, 24 Dec 2021

Gerhard Berger told Servus TV that he was impressed by Max Verstappen and according to the Austrian we should not consider it as normal that he won from Lewis Hamilton.

With an overtaking move in the last lap of the last race Verstappen won his first world title in Formula 1. Afterwards there was a lot of emotion and according to Berger that is not strange. The former Formula 1 driver stated that Verstappen did not have to beat just anyone to become World Champion.

Verstappen is exceptional

"In the end he had some luck, but Max will be champion many more times. If you look at pure talent, he is an exceptional driver. Let's not forget that he is capable of beating Lewis Hamilton, a driver who is one step away from breaking Michael Schumacher 's record of world titles," the Austrian said.

According to Berger Verstappen can still grow, but it will not be easy. Berger said earlier that he thinks Verstappen is not yet at the level of Schumacher and Hamilton. In his opinion, the Red Bull driver should first win some more world titles.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

'Let's not forget who Verstappen was capable of beating'

Verstappen is exceptional

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