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Verstappen now F1's most popular driver worldwide - Marko
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko reckons Formula 1's youngest-ever driver Max Verstappen has already become the championship's most popular competitor. Verstappen's popularity in his native Netherlands has been well-documented, but Marko insists the name recognition has now gone a step further, making the 18-year-old F1's top name "worldwide". "Probably we are lacking strong personalities lately," Marko told F1.com. "On top, there are drivers doing their last season, so they are complaining about Max, about safety, about anything. "With Max, here is someone who is really young with a strong idea of what he wants - and he is not shy of trying to get it, of trying...
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