Michael Schumacher and Max Verstappen (from Left). Credit: Getty Images
Max Verstappen is the best Formula 1 driver of all time, according to Michael Schumacher's former rival on track, David Coulthard. Coulthard, despite putting Verstappen with the likes of Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton, and Michael Schumacher, picked the Dutchman as "arguably" the best driver to have graced the sport.
Coulthard sat down with Motorsport.com to play word association on F1 drivers' names. There, he was asked to speak about the Red Bull driver. Mentioning Verstappen, Coulthard claimed that the three-time world champion is not just the best driver of his generation, but also the best in the sport's history.
"Best," Coulthard said in the media interaction. "Arguably the best. Not only one of his generation, but arguably best of all time and that's controversial. It'll be controversial to many people you know. When I grew up Ayrton was the benchmark, and I worked with him and got to see him how he was. But every generation should be better than the next, you know."
