Two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi: “I would like to congratulate Max on his amazing year. Everyone talks about the drama of the finish in Abu Dhabi, but for me, it was his brilliant driving throughout the whole year that gave us such an exciting season. The top-class sport needs top-class competition, and Formula One is a sport where you need to be daring to win. Max has already shown that he is continuing in 2022 where he left off in 2021. It should be another great year.”

Two-time Formula One World Champion Mika Hakkinen: “Why is Max Verstappen a special driver? Lewis Hamilton, why are they, special drivers? It's a very long term development of what’s happening inside the head of these drivers. The body you can always do, build up your fitness, your muscles, nutrition, whatever it is, you can build all this, but what's happening in your head? What's happening with your concentration, your confidence, and your will to win? Where's that coming from. It's a really long journey to be a world champion race winner, it's a long term development from your childhood; how your parents are developing your thinking; where do you get your confidence? Is it because you were winning in go-karts and winning a championship? Or did you get the confidence from home? All these matters. All these things are important elements and it's a long journey why somebody is coming so strong and they have confidence inside their head. Not arrogant, just confident. And you can serve this confidence inside in a team, with team members: is it the mechanic; is it the cleaning lady in a factory; is it designers; engineers? Whatever you know. It's a team.”