From his maiden win in Spain to his unbelievable rain-race in Brazil, all 21 races of the 2016 F1 s. Although Verstappen has won from a lower starting position before, he becomes the first driver since Niki Lauda in 1984 at the French Grand Prix to win from ninth. Verstappens second season in F1, was a year to remember.
Verstappen outperformed himself throughout the 2019 Formula One season, placing third overall. Verstappen finished fifth overall in the 2016 World Championship, solidifying his position as the sport’s most promising young driver. It took him just minutes to pass Perez for the win, taking the lead in a wheel-to-wheel battle with nine laps remaining. Max Verstappen was born in Hasselt, Belgium, to Jos Verstappen and Sophie Kumpen.
When he finally made his pit stop, Verstappen returned to the track in second but only 1.6 seconds behind Perez. Verstappen took the lead when Perez pitted on Lap 20 and he held nearly a 18-second lead with 15 laps remaining. He was fifth by the ninth lap, fourth on Lap 12 and finally behind Perez in second on Lap 15. He went from ninth to sixth in the first four laps, using a pass of two cars in one corner to gain ground. Verstappen held a six-point lead in the standings over Perez at the start of the race, but was relegated to a ninth-place starting position because qualifying was cut short before his final qualifying attempt by a Charles Leclerc crash.īut the Dutchman had no problem driving through the field. He is the son of former Formula One driver Jos Verstappen.Red Bull has said it will allow Verstappen and Perez to cleanly race for the championship, and Perez seemed poised to take the points lead in Miami by starting from the pole.
He won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix in his debut race for Red Bull Racing at the age of 18, becoming the youngest-ever winner of a Grand Prix and the first racing under the Dutch flag. He is also the youngest driver to lead a lap during a Formula One Grand Prix, youngest driver to set the fastest lap during a Formula One Grand Prix, youngest driver to score points, youngest driver to secure a podium and youngest Formula One Grand Prix winner in history.Īfter spending the entire 2015 season with Scuderia Toro Rosso, he started his 2016 campaign with the Italian team, before being promoted by Red Bull Racing as a replacement for Daniil Kvyat, who took over his seat at Toro Rosso. Aged 17 years, 166 days, he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula 1 at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso. Max Emilian Verstappen (Dutch pronunciation: born 30 September 1997) is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing.
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