Motor racing-Verstappen 'simply untouchable' as he heads for record win

Formula One F1 - Max Verstappen to set first lap time on revamped Zandvoort Circuit - Zandvoort Circuit, Zandvoort, Netherlands - March 4, 2020 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during an interview in front of his Formula One car REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Red Bull team boss Christian Horner hailed Max Verstappen as "simply untouchable" after he secured a record-equalling ninth win in a row on Sunday and even his closest rivals were inclined to agree.

Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who finished second for Aston Martin at Zandvoort in a race that went from dry to wet and back again, said the 25-year-old Dutch driver was operating on a higher level.