

In 2017 expectations were high after Max Verstappen's outstanding performance in the last races of 2016. Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas & Kimi Raikkonen winners Mexico GP F1/2017 2017 F1 Season
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He drove completely other racing lines than the other drivers and engraved his name in F1. He made up the teams bad tyres choice by passing 13 cars in the last 13 laps of the race to finish on the podium. The very wet and rainy race in Brazil was his best race that season.
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Sometimes he was the only driver who passed other drivers and made the show on his own. The whole season Verstappen was growing by the minute and made the races a lot more entertaining. The Dutchman showed his outstanding racing skills and was able to stay in front of the faster Ferrari to win his first-ever Grand Prix at the age of 18! Raikkonen's last win was back in 2013 and didn't score a win since his comeback to Ferrar. The final stages of the race he was under severe pressure by Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen. Both Mercedes drivers collided into each other after 3 corners and Max who qualified 4th on the grid could race to the lead. His first race for Red Bull turned out into a fairytale.

In 2016 Max moved just before the Spanish GP from Toro Rosso to Red Bull after Daniil Kvyat crashed for the 2nd time that season. Max Verstappen wins his first race for Red Bull at Catalunya circuit the 2016 Spanish GP To put it into context, Verstappen is ten years younger than Sebastian Vettel, and he was only two when Jenson Button made his F1 debut. The Dutchman is said to be a once-in-a-lifetime driver, but it was still highly ambitious and a massive risk to thrust him into the sport’s limelight at such a tender age. His daring overtakes are already the stuff of legend, and it was always a question of "when", not "if", he would be a F1 world champion. Max Verstappen was fearless, brave and natural as he made quite a statement in his first season. Red Bull stunned the world of sport when they announced that they had signed 17-year-old Max Verstappen to their Toro Rosso team for 2015.īut what a decision is has proven to be so far. Max Verstappen F1 Grand Prix Classifications Max Verstappen Biography Table of Contents
