Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok has lavished reward on Max Verstappen’s degree of efficiency within the 2022 season, saying the Dutchman’s dominance is ‘ominous’ for the remainder of the grid.
After narrowly taking the 2021 F1 Drivers’ Championship title away from Lewis Hamilton in contentious circumstances on the season’s remaining Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen appears set for an altogether extra convincing title win in 2022.
The Dutchman has received eight of 13 races up to now this 12 months, and has a commanding 80-point lead on the prime of the standings.
Verstappen’s performances, together with these of teammate Sergio Perez, have additionally helped Purple Bull set up a 97-point benefit on the prime of the Constructors’ Championship, and Chandhok heaped reward on Verstappen’s driving in 2022.
Verstappen driving with ‘God-given expertise’
“The Dutchman got here into this season with the massive legion of Hamilton followers calling him an unworthy world champion, however he is saved his head down, prevented the distractions and has constructed a marketing campaign round supreme consistency and pace,” Chandhok instructed Sky Sports activities.
“Eight wins from the primary 13 races has been good in itself, however the method during which Max has delivered a few of these wins by calmly choosing his moments to overhaul and seize alternatives is a transparent indication of a driver who has added title-battling expertise to the already prodigious quantity of God-given expertise.
“There’s seemingly no weak spot now, which is ominous for the opposition, not simply this 12 months however sooner or later too.”
Chandhok’s feedback echo these of Purple Bull Staff Principal Christian Horner, who instructed RacingNews365.com earlier this month that Verstappen had been driving at a ‘phenomenal’ degree up to now in 2022.
The 14th spherical of the 2022 F1 World Championship is the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on August 28, the place Verstappen was categorised the winner of final 12 months’s rain-affected occasion.