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Marko compares Verstappen to Senna
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Red Bull consultant Hemlut Marko has called 2015 Toro Rosso signing Max Verstappen an 'exceptional talent' and compared him to the late Ayrton Senna.
16-year-old Verstappen will race for Toro Rosso next season despite just a single year of car racing and will become the youngest Formula 1 driver in history.
But Marko believes that Red Bull's new acquisition has what it takes to place himself among the greats of the sport.
"He is an exceptional talent that comes along only once in decades," Marko told the Official F1 Website.
"[Who is he like?] Most likely Ayrton Senna. And in such a case you must not look at his age. He has been talking with people who...
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