Max Verstappen: from wonderkid to triple world champion
Max Verstappen's 2023 season saw him clinch his third consecutive F1 world title, but where did it all start?
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00:00 What makes Verstappen a great driver is something special.
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00:25 Of course, I was very happy, a bit shocked as well.
00:40 I didn't expect that.
00:41 But I'm very happy with this opportunity, of course.
00:45 I have to say a big thanks to Red Bull and Dr. Helmut Markl, for sure.
00:49 And now I just can't wait to jump into the car.
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01:15 It feels amazing, my first win.
01:18 I still can't believe it, really.
01:20 It was an amazing race, a lot of pressure from behind.
01:24 But then to pull it off, incredible.
01:27 To come into a new team and straight away win the race, perfect.
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01:40 I think that where Max has stood out and been exceptional
01:44 is consistency of race performance in adversity, like we saw in Abu Dhabi.
01:50 Cut to a one-stop strategy and make it work, as we saw in Brazil in the rain.
01:55 Find racing lines that you would normally never take and make it work.
01:59 So he's brave and he's intelligent.
02:02 Bring those two together, then you have something superhuman.
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02:16 It's just an incredible feeling right now.
02:18 I'm still a bit destroyed from last night.
02:21 Everything from the whole season is coming out, of course.
02:25 Insane, intense, crazy, of course.
02:30 Just season in general, but also yesterday, the race in general.
02:34 At the moment, I'm just incredibly happy.
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02:57 Max is on his way, no question.
03:14 I mean, if there's anyone that you could consider to be a record breaker,
03:20 it's going to be Max Verstappen.
03:22 It's only beginning.
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