The only place to watch every race live in 2017 Charles Leclerc Raised in the racing family. Verstappen won numerous trophies over the years before he finally became the European and later the world champion in 2013.For the first time Max experienced car racing, testing various Formula Renault cars at different circuits, which was a good preparation for the proper racing debut in the inaugural Florida Winter Series, in which he scored four wins, but soon Verstappen signed with Van Amersfoort team to compete in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2014.Max Verstappen, Van Amersfoort, 2014 Formula 3 ChampionshipHis rookie season was a really good one. Max Verstappen was the youngest Formula 1 driver ever (17 years, 166 days) when he debuted in the opening race of the 2015 Formula One Champonship in Australia, driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso.Four years later, he's already an accomplished F1 driver with eight victories on his account. The Dutch teenager scored points in 10 out of 19 races that year, with 4th place at Hungaroring and the Circuit of the Americas as the season highlights.Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, the youngest drivers in Formula 1 historyHe finished 12th overall and won three FIA awards – Rookie of the Year, Personality of the Year, and Action of the Year. Spanish GP. Red Bull's Max Verstappen raised the hope of a competitive Belgian Grand Prix by finishing fastest in second practice on Friday. In fourteen races, he recorded seven DNFs. However, that was just a beginning. Belgium (3rd) On October 1, Max finally showed his talent by winning the In 2018, Max stayed in the #33 Red Bull car, scoring his fourth victory at the teams home track, the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Verstappen won six races in a row, at Norisring and Spa, later added another one at Nurburgring before finishing 3rd in the Drivers’ Championship, behind His performances attracted attention of many Formula 1 teams but Max decided to join Red Bull’s junior drivers program which proved to be an excellent decision. Max took his first podium finish at Silverstone, in a third race of the season, then won the race at Hockenheim which was his sixth appearing and confirmed that he has enormous potential. He was a test driver for Toro Rosso team at three F1 Grand Prix races in the second half of 2014 season before he got a chance to drive in the Formula 1 World Championship in 2015.Toro Rosso had an uncut gem and the decision to give place in the prominent competition to a teenager raised the eyebrows of many, not just in Formula 1. Many were surprised with that decision but Marko again confirmed that he has an amazing intuition. 33. With two podiums in the last two races (Brazil, Abi Dhabi), Max stole the fourth place in the championship from Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes).In 2019, Max stayed in the #33 Red Bull car, getting Honda's engine instead of Renault's. Max Verstappen in profile. Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull team while Daniil Kvyat was sent back to Toro Rosso.
View F1 statistics and a F1 career summary of Max Verstappen, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per Grands Prix and circuits, and more. Max Verstappen Last Updated: 19/01/17 2:29pm. View more. Two rounds later, Max added one more win to his account, triumphing at Hockenheimring. The second win of the season and the fifth in a career came at Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Get Alerts. Verstappen’s fearless driving style, unexpected and unpredictable moves made a hero out of him, not just in Belgium and the Netherlands but among many Formula 1 fans all over the world.However, some Max’s colleagues and former drivers weren’t impressed by his behaviour on the track. Sign up to our news and offers. Formula 1 / Breaking news. Then, in 2016, the Dutchman topped those feats by also becoming the youngest race victor after brilliantly winning on his debut for the senior Red Bull team at the Spanish GP.Combined with a penchant for the spectacular - Verstappen has topped F1's overtaking charts in each of his first two seasons - and it's little wonder he has already been mentioned in the same breathe as some of the sport's most legendary names.Red Bull, who beat Mercedes to the then-16-year-old's signature in 2014, have twice been criticised for their acceleration of Verstappen's career: first, for handing him a race seat with Toro Rosso before he had even driven an F1 car and then for promoting him to the senior team in place of Daniil Kvyat after the first four races of the 2016 season.But Verstappen has proved the doubters wrong on both occasions.
Max Verstappen is Formula 1's hottest young property. In the first couple of years, Verstappen won almost every race he entered and by the age of 7, he raced at the national and international level, again with a huge success. He scoredg his first win of the season and the sixth in a career at Red Bull Ring, the home race of his team. It’s true that Verstappen isn't always as cautious as he is supposed to be, but on the other hand, his arrival had also shaken up Formula 1 and reminded us how F1 was much more exciting before than it is today.In 2016, everybody already knew what they can expect from Verstappen and he was treated with more respect on the track. Verstappen confirmed that he can handle the pressure and proved that the criticism does not affect him too much, finishing fifth in the championship standings and showing that a bright future is ahead of him.In 2017, he was on a podium in the second race of the season at Shanghai International Circuit but after that a big streak of retirements followed.
View F1 statistics and a F1 career summary of Max Verstappen, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per Grands Prix and circuits, and more. Max Verstappen Last Updated: 19/01/17 2:29pm. View more. Two rounds later, Max added one more win to his account, triumphing at Hockenheimring. The second win of the season and the fifth in a career came at Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Get Alerts. Verstappen’s fearless driving style, unexpected and unpredictable moves made a hero out of him, not just in Belgium and the Netherlands but among many Formula 1 fans all over the world.However, some Max’s colleagues and former drivers weren’t impressed by his behaviour on the track. Sign up to our news and offers. Formula 1 / Breaking news. Then, in 2016, the Dutchman topped those feats by also becoming the youngest race victor after brilliantly winning on his debut for the senior Red Bull team at the Spanish GP.Combined with a penchant for the spectacular - Verstappen has topped F1's overtaking charts in each of his first two seasons - and it's little wonder he has already been mentioned in the same breathe as some of the sport's most legendary names.Red Bull, who beat Mercedes to the then-16-year-old's signature in 2014, have twice been criticised for their acceleration of Verstappen's career: first, for handing him a race seat with Toro Rosso before he had even driven an F1 car and then for promoting him to the senior team in place of Daniil Kvyat after the first four races of the 2016 season.But Verstappen has proved the doubters wrong on both occasions.
Max Verstappen is Formula 1's hottest young property. In the first couple of years, Verstappen won almost every race he entered and by the age of 7, he raced at the national and international level, again with a huge success. He scoredg his first win of the season and the sixth in a career at Red Bull Ring, the home race of his team. It’s true that Verstappen isn't always as cautious as he is supposed to be, but on the other hand, his arrival had also shaken up Formula 1 and reminded us how F1 was much more exciting before than it is today.In 2016, everybody already knew what they can expect from Verstappen and he was treated with more respect on the track. Verstappen confirmed that he can handle the pressure and proved that the criticism does not affect him too much, finishing fifth in the championship standings and showing that a bright future is ahead of him.In 2017, he was on a podium in the second race of the season at Shanghai International Circuit but after that a big streak of retirements followed.