Horner selects Verstappen's 'greatest assets' after crushing 2023

Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen's ability to adapt and hisinner self-confidence are his strongest assets after the dominanceof 2023. Verstappen broke a whole host of records in 2023,including most wins (19), most points (575), laps led (1,003) andlargest gap to second place (290) as he wrapped up a third straightworld title. The Dutchman is now third on the all-time wins listwith 54 and only Lewis Hamilton (103) and Michael Schumacher (91)ahead, with Verstappen winning 34 of the 44 races since the startof the ground effects era. Reflecting on his becoming a three-timechampion, secured in the Qatar Sprint, Red Bull boss Hornerelaborated on just what piece of the Verstappen arsenal he feels ismost potent. "The ability to adapt and extract the most out of acar, and the confidence he has in himself and the belief and thedetermination that he has," replied Horner when asked by mediaincluding RacingNews365 what Verstappen's strongest assets are."You see it time and time again, whether it is on an out-lap,whether it is on an in-lap or the first lap of FP1 where there arechanging conditions, the ability to adapt and be at one with thecar is beyond anything we've ever seen before. "He doesn't leaveanything on the table, ad he wants it all. "That drives andmotivates the team internally and he is relentless in terms of hispursuit of performance. He just doesn't want to win, he wants todominate. "You see that in any great sportsperson, their pursuit ofexcellence and to dominate is a hallmark of what makes him such anexceptional talent." Who will be Red Bull's closest challengers in2024? Let us know in the comments and by voting in the poll below!