Max Verstappen Says 3rd Formula One World Championship Title Is His ‘Best One’ so Far

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands reacts as he became F1 drivers world champion after the sprint race ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar, on Oct. 7, 2023. Darko Bandic/AP Photo

LOSAIL, Qatar—Max Verstappen believes his third Formula One title is his best yet.

Clinching the championship in a sprint race Saturday in Qatar didn’t pack the emotional impact of his dramatic, controversial last-lap overtake of Lewis Hamilton for the 2021 title. Still, the Red Bull driver thinks his relentlessly consistent 2023 season has been his greatest so far.