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Retired four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost , who did not start racing cars until he was 19 , said Verstappen looked “ so mature , so calm and so strong .
“ At the end of the day , he did a perfect weekend with absolutely no mistakes . And that is really impressive ,” added the Frenchman .
Canada ’ s 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve said Verstappen had made the most of the opportunity presented by dominant Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton crashing into each other .
“ That ’ s what champions do ,” he added . “ You have to seize the opportunity when it ’ s there and then he drove with amazing maturity . He ’ s really stepped up .”
Asked whether Verstappen reminded him of seven-times champion Michael Schumacher , Jos ’ s old team mate and Villeneuve ’ s title rival , the Canadian shrugged , “ You always want to say OK , that ’ s the new ( Ayrton ) Senna . That ’ s the new Michael . He ’ s Verstappen .”
“ He ’ s won a race , so let ’ s see how it goes to his head . Will it make him slower or faster . The way he ’ s been acting , it should make him only better .”