Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel both believe that Red Bull’s Max Verstappen could be in the title fight as early as 2019. The Dutchman put in an impressive display towards the end to the 2018 campaign, scoring seven podiums in the final nine races.
Red Bull could not get close to Mercedes and Ferrari in terms of qualifying pace this year, however it was able to pose a threat in the races, especially in the second half of the year with Verstappen winning in Mexico, and coming close in the US and Brazil.
“Max has been driving very well throughout the year and has shown his consistency and has been up here many, many times with us,” Hamilton said.