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Max’s former engineer unsurprised by his success
Xevi Pujolar thinks Max Verstappen would have been World Champion 'sooner or later', and he is the best driver he has worked alongside. Pujolar was Verstappen's race engineer at Toro Rosso when he broke through into the sport as Formula 1's youngest ever driver, and he pinpointed the Red Bull driver's mental capacity alongside his talent as a reason for his success. The 48-year-old, now Alfa Romeo's head of trackside engineering, feels his former race partner was a deserving winner of the title as well – but even if it hadn't happened this year, he remained convinced his first title would have been achieved down the line anyway. 'Sooner or later he would become World champion', I...
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