With an excellent performance during Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen made it six victories from eight races in 2023, leading home the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, as Red Bull maintained their 100% winning record for the season.

Verstappen’s lights-to-flag victory also earned Red Bull their 100th victory in the sport, 18 years after their inception, and the Dutchman made additional history by tying the legendary Ayrton Senna on 41 victories, expanding his championship lead in the process.

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Meanwhile, Jenson Button believes Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen should leave Formula One and compete in other series to become the greatest drivers of all time. According to the 2009 champion, they cannot be claimed as the best drivers on the planet if they have not raced in other categories.

Neither Hamilton nor Verstappen have competed in any of the elite races away from F1 such as the Le Mans 24 Hours or Indy 500. He told The Times: “There’s every possibility that Max [Verstappen] could go down as the greatest. But I like the idea that you can’t be the best driver in the world if you haven’t stepped outside of F1.”

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Fernando Alonso is the only driver on the current grid who has competed in multiple series. Alonso won the Le Mans 24 Hours again in 2018 and 2019, and tried to win the Indianapolis 500 to complete the triple crown. “Fernando has done a phenomenal job,” Button said. He quit F1 to race in Le Mans and Daytona, winning both, then winning Le Mans again.

“I don’t think his performance has dropped away in his forties.” Nico Hulkenberg has also tried his hand at Le Mans and won the race back in 2015 with Porsche.

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Button competed in Le Mans last weekend and has subsequently driven in NASCAR and British GT events since quitting motorsport’s peak. Verstappen has raced in virtual endurance racing events and has stated a desire to drive in the French classic.