The Milton Keynes outfit has won the first 13 races of the 2023 season, and Verstappen recorded his ninth consecutive victory in his home race at Zandvoort last weekend.
The Dutchman and his team are set to add two more World Championship titles to Newey’s personal total, which also includes successes gained with Williams and McLaren.
Newey believes that as he heads towards his third title Verstappen has to be regarded among the best.
“Max is clearly one of the all-time greats and he's at the top of his game,” he told Autosport. “Since he won the championship in '21 I think that took a took a lot of pressure off himself, and his driving has got a lot better for that.
“He's totally in tune. The thing about Max, like all the real greats, is that you have the impression he almost drives the car on automatic, which leaves plenty of processing power to think about everything."
Newey admitted that even for him, with a career that has included near-dominant years for the likes of Nigel Mansell at Williams and Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull, the 2023 season is something special.
"For both the driver and the team to achieve that level of consistency and reliability is fantastic,” he said.
Source: Autosport