The world’s best all-around racer: F1’s Max Verstappen or NASCAR’s Kyle Larson?
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The world’s best all-around racer: F1’s Max Verstappen or NASCAR’s Kyle Larson?

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Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula 1. After winning the Knoxville Nationals – the world’s biggest sprint car race – for the third time in four years, mild-mannered NASCAR star Kyle Larson made a surprising claim. GO DEEPER Prime Tire: F1 trends ahead of the Dutch GP; a primer on Kyle Larson's Verstappen comments First of all, what makes the best “all-around driver,” in your opinion? Unfortunately, the current environment essentially prohibits drivers from experimenting, which only further complicates the debate of “Who’s better: Verstappen vs. Larson?” because, in all likelihood, we’ll never get to see them go head-to-head. But there’s a big racing world outside of F1, and Verstappen doesn’t have the “all-around” chops to make that claim.

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