Max Verstappen should be thought of among the many best drivers in Method One historical past, Pink Bull group principal Christian Horner has mentioned, following the Dutchman’s landmark win on the Canadian Grand Prix.

Verstappen’s emphatic lights-to-flag victory on Sunday was the forty first of his profession, placing him stage with triple world champion Ayrton Senna.

Solely Lewis Hamilton (103 victories), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51) have received extra races than Verstappen, who continues to be solely 25.

Verstappen, who began from pole in Montreal following a wonderful show in Saturday’s wet-dry-wet qualifying session, has triumphed at six of the opening eight rounds this yr to open up a commanding 69-point championship lead. Fernando Alonso completed second for Aston Martin with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton third.

“What we’re witnessing with Max is the emergence of one other mega expertise,” mentioned Horner.

“You can begin speaking about him in the identical sentence because the greats now after he matched Ayrton Senna.

“I assumed the rostrum as we speak was very apt really, when it comes to the final couple of many years of Method One, with Max, Fernando and Lewis up there.

“Max simply retains delivering at such a excessive stage. The race was unbelievable however to take pole place in circumstances that had been frequently altering, and his capability to adapt to no matter grip stage he had, was Max at his greatest.”

Verstappen has received 4 consecutive races and 15 of the final 19 in F1. Pink Bull additionally stay unbeaten this yr, and there stays a definite risk that the group from Milton Keynes might make historical past by profitable each race in a single marketing campaign.

Hamilton recorded his second consecutive podium end in his revamped Mercedes machine, however regardless of the Silver Arrows’ upturn in kind, and with 14 rounds nonetheless remaining, the seven-time world champion believes Pink Bull might full an ideal marketing campaign.

“I do know what I’m confronted with and there’s nothing I can do about Pink Bull’s wonderful efficiency,” mentioned Hamilton.

“It’s doubtless that they may win each race this yr until the Aston Martins and us can present much more efficiency or if their automotive doesn’t end.

“It isn’t a frustration. We’ve bought work to do and I’m joyful to be again within the combine and I’m simply hoping that at some stage we’re stage so we are able to get again to among the good races we had in 2021.”