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Ex-Ferrari driver claims Verstappen is faster than Hamilton and Leclerc, but has one big weakness

Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine believes that Max Verstappen is the quickest driver in Formula 1 at present, but his aggression is what occasionally lets him down. The Dutchman was involved in several incidents with Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2021 on his way to the title, but Irvine suggests that his belligerence on track, just as it helped guide him to 10 race wins and 18 podiums, could easily have swung the title fight in the Briton’s direction. Ultimately, the Irishman believes that Hamilton’s patience saturated, and the pair began fighting each other with equal hostility, as was evidenced in Silverstone and Monza.  READ: ‘There are some mice in the machinery’: Webber...
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