Ex-Red Bull driver on Verstappen: He has everything he needs!

Former Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat says Max Verstappen's sustained success at Red Bull in recent years stems from the team accommodating all of his needs.

Verstappen has won the past two F1 Drivers' Championships and looks well-placed to add a third title in 2023, with Red Bull's RB19 proving the class of the field.

But while Kvyat acknowledged Verstappen's undoubted talent, the Russian added that the World Champion has everything at Red Bull set up exactly as he wants.

"Of course, you have to give [Verstappen] credit," Kvyat told the Track Limits podcast.

"He's doing an amazing job. Very strong wheel-to-wheel, probably the strongest wheel-to-wheel.

"But I think everyone's beatable in certain conditions, and the team has given him everything he needs, everything he wants."

After dominating in 2022, Red Bull have eased to victory in the first three races of 2023, and Kvyat alluded to several other teams looking towards the drinks-backed squad for inspiration for their own cars.

"Now people have understood that the only way to beat them is to copy their car," Kvyat said.

"It's as simple as that. Maybe next year, people will catch up, but this year [Red Bull] still look way ahead of everyone.

"Maybe towards the end of the year, with development, people will be able to get closer, but I still think they are obviously dominating. Also, the Honda engine has been great. They have everything they need."