Verstappen saw a 33-point championship lead turn into an eight-point deficit on main rivals Hamilton, who went into the summer break after a nightmare couple in Silverstone and Hungary.
The Dutchman faced Hamilton on the first lap of the British Grand Prix before sustaining damage that ruined his Hungarian Grand Prix with the slaughter of Mercedes-Valtteri Bottas.
In an interview posted on Red Bull’s official website, Newey Verstappen gave a tip to recover from his recent setbacks when the season resumes at the Belgian Grand Prix later this month.
“He has the same steely courage as any world champion, the stuff they need to dig in and keep going despite the adversity,” said Newey.
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“He can leave the past behind and look forward to the next race. His driving skills are obviously excellent and he has matured into a great racing driver. He really didn’t make any mistakes this year.
“The races where he didn’t score that many points – Baku, Silverstone and Hungary were not his fault: but he kept his head and recovered from all of them. I don’t think the pressures of the situation will affect him.
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“He’s very easy to talk to and has a wide range of interests, which I think is very important for an F1 driver. If your only concern is F1 it can almost get too important when the pressure comes on. In this regard, Max has a very good balance. “
Red Bull has won six of the season’s eleven opening races and had defied Mercedes in both world championships until its winning streak at Silverstone ended dramatically.
Newey believes Red Bull has already shown it has what it takes to end Mercedes’ F1 dominance and has urged its squad to keep pushing for the rest of the year.
“We have to work at the highest levels in every area of business to try to overthrow a seven-time world champions team, which I think we did,” added Newey.
“The last few races have been very painful for us after we hit a sweet spot with the France-Styria-Austria triple header. It really shows how quickly things can change.
“It looked particularly good after the Austrian Grand Prix, and we had a decent lead in points in the two championships: two races later we are a bit behind in both races, which is more painful if it is not our fault.
“That is the nature – and the competitiveness – of our sport. We just have to keep our heads down and keep pushing. “
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