F1 | Massa is sure: no driver could beat this Verstappen

Domain. This is the exact word to sum up the 2023 Formula 1 season he has seen Red Bull e Max Verstappen monopolize the Circus scene. The Milton Keynes team and the Dutch team have in fact made a lot of victories, winning their respective world championship crowns well in advance of the conclusion of the championship.

Discussing the supremacy shown by Red Bull and the three-time world champion, who respectively achieved nineteen and seventeen victories in the season, Felipe Massa believes that to date no driver on the grid – not even two very champions like Lewis Hamilton e Fernando Alonso – would be able to undermine the hegemony of the RB19-Verstappen pairing.

“Max can be seen to be doing well and wins almost all the races – Massa declared to Formule1.nl – For him any change would mean a worsening. What Max is showing this season is incredibly good, of an unprecedented level. Even if we put Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso in the other Red Bull car, I'm not sure it would change much. Maybe something, but believe me, they wouldn't even beat Max."

The Brazilian, completing his speech, then added: “Let's be honest, we would prefer to see the championship decided on the last corner or the last lap, like in 2021 in Abu Dhabi. If I thought like this I would wish Perez's place in Red Bull to the best driver on the grid after Max."