Max Verstappen's father calls for Mercedes to team son with Lewis Hamilton

“The best thing would be if they were driving the same car. Then you can really compare who is the best. I would only applaud it, I think it would be a very nice season then. I think the whole world is waiting for that. ”

On Hamilton, he added: “It’s the same as what I say about Max: he’s incredibly strong. Even if you look at how he fares against his team-mate. At Mercedes it really worked out for Hamilton, at McLaren he had a few years in which it didn’t work. You don’t become a world champion if you don’t have a champion team and champion car. ”

Red Bull finished the Constructors’ Championship 254 points behind Mercedes and 117 points ahead of third-place McLaren.