Late F1 Icon Murray Walker Predicted ‘Phenomenon’ Max Verstappen’s 2021 Crown Years Before Title Charge
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Max Verstappen fulfilled his dream of becoming a world champion in the 2021 season. Although it took him around 7 years to get to the title, the Dutch driver showed his potential on the very first day he entered the sport. The then 17-year-old surprised everyone with his aggressive driving and phenomenal confidence.
Among everyone who believed in Max back then, there is an Iconic F1 name. And that is Murray Walker. An old video of Murray Walker has resurfaced on the internet, in which, he can be seen singing laurels of Verstappen‘s talent. The video is from 2018 when the Red Bull driver was showing his consistency of scoring big points in an inferior car compared to Mercedes and Ferrari.
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Late F1 commentator Murray Walker Believed in Max Verstappen
In 2018, there were many claims that Verstappen would move to Mercedes to challenge Lewis Hamilton. Many, including Walker, mentioned that the Red Bull driver would dominate the sport if he was in Mercedes and winning races consistently. Walker even stated that, according to him, the Dutch driver is a phenomenon who showed his talent on the first day in the sport.
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In the old video, Walker said, “He’s a phenomenon… and he’s going on to great things! He’s not just a potential World Champion, and he’s a dead ringer for a future World Champion, many times over if he gets to drive the right car and the right team,”.
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“At the present moment, good as Red Bull is, it hasn’t been, for the majority of the season, quite good enough. They’ve been beaten by Ferrari, they’ve been beaten by Mercedes-Benz. But if you put Max Verstappen in a Mercedes, which could happen – and remember who told you first – you’ll see something really exciting then,” said the iconic commentator.
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Although Max did not join Mercedes, he did win the world championship, as Walker predicted. Now, it would be interesting to see if the Dutchman can defend his title in an all-new era of F1.
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