NotworkSte
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At what point does he pass the "he still young" mark. He is 23. Russel and Leclerc are 23, Norris is 21. I actually believe (probably unpopular opinion) Verstappen was done a disservice by putting him into the F1 seat at such a young age. Fast enough yes very much so, mature enough? Depends on the team I guess who would mentor rather than pander. I guess though Schumacher and Senna were older when they won their first WDC, Hamilton was about same age, Vettel was about same age. Maybe in terms of experience, and not time in F1, he is approaching the point were he should be expected to start to win now?I think though it is important to remember Max is relatively young. Hamilton was also quite rash as a young driver although he had much better management by McLaren. I do wonder if how RB enable him will stall his development in the longe run, but I do also expect that in time Max will naturally himself realise that that winning each battle in the race is not what wins a world championship.
Your last statement I agree, he will realize what it takes to win a WDC, but after 130+ races though he needs to sort his head out quick or he might be a 1 or 2 time winner rather than 5 or 6.