Max Verstappen is still too brash out on track but Alain Prost feels when he finds his composure, the Red Bull driver will be “hard to beat”.

Last season Verstappen emerged as the main challenger to Mercedes, taking three race victories, the most of any non-Mercedes driver.

The Red Bull driver showed his aggressive nature time and again, winning fans around the world.

The one thing he couldn’t win, though, was the World title.

That again went to Lewis Hamilton, who took 11 grand prix wins on his way to a sixth championship title.

Prost told Le Parisien: “The most complete driver right now is Hamilton, because he has experience and he is with a dedicated team.