 Quite surprisingly, given his achievements, the magnitude has been lost in a row over the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP and the cost-cap row. He has been hammered on social media and dubbed 'cost-cap champion' plus the bitter fallout with Sky F1 and subsequent boycott over pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz's comments. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner feels that Verstappen's performances this year have gone unnoticed. He said: 'What we're seeing this year with Max, we are witnessing something very special. 'I sometimes think his achievements don't receive the plaudit){kind=link}
MAX VERSTAPPEN’S 14th win of the season set a new Formula One record for most victories in a year.
It also takes his tally to 34, putting him sixth in the list of GP winners – just seven shy of Ayrton Senna fifth-place mark.
He has also broken the record for most points in a single season, set by Lewis Hamilton in 2019.
And he has single-handedly helped Red Bull stop Mercedes’ most dominant run in F1 history when it comes to the constructors’ championship.
That’s all rather good for Red Bull, but incredibly disappointing for F1’s motorsport director Ross Brawn, who introduced new rules this season to level the playing field.