Nico Rosberg Snubs Max Verstappen to Name All-Time F1 Great Despite Italian GP dominance

Max Verstappen put forth one of his better performances at the recent Italian GP. Verstappen won the race after starting from pole position and built a massive 19-second gap to the trailing driver in Lando Norris. Despite the Dutchman’s impressive victory in a comparatively inferior chassis, 2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg doesn’t believe the former to be the all-time great in the pinnacle of motorsport.

Ahead of the race, Max Verstappen wasn’t so confident of his chances to succeed, especially after Red Bull did not bring a special rear wing. However, Verstappen started the weekend off with a bang and achieved a pole position. Still, the Dutchman did not celebrate too early and kept his expectations at a minimum. Regardless, the four-time champion made all the difference on the track and ultimately emerged victorious.

Following the Italian GP win, Max Verstappen reduced the deficit to the championship leader Oscar Piastri to 94 points and could come into the mix for the driver’s title down the season. Despite racing in an extremely mediocre chassis, Verstappen has kept up with the dominant results. However, Nico Rosberg doesn’t credit the 27-year-old much and snubs him from being the greatest driver in Formula 1.

Nico Rosberg insisted that he believed Max Verstappen to be only among the top five drivers of all time in Formula 1. The Dutchman kept on proving himself, but he was good enough to only be considered among the top five. Subsequently, Rosberg asserted that his list for the all-time greats in Formula 1 started with Lewis Hamilton, and Verstappen coming after him. The Briton further noted that Ayrton Senna, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Michael Schumacher were the other greats, according to him.

So Max Verstappen, top five driver of all time in the history of our sport. And he keeps on showing that which is amazing. My list is Hamilton, Verstappen, Senna, Fangio and Schumacher.

Nico Rosberg told said on the F1 Show

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The RB21 challenger at the Italian GP was still problematic, but the straight-line speed was much better compared to the previous races. Still, Max Verstappen believes that Red Bull isn’t completely back to their winning ways just yet. Even Nico Rosberg accepted that the Dutchman was racing in an inferior chassis, but his peculiar traits and facets helped him emerge victorious in Monza.