![]() ![]() After a series of aggressive defensive moves by Verstappen this season, Formula One director Charlie Whiting called in Verstappen for a discussion, and later gave him a 'gentle warning' due to his aggressive driving. But if I had not braked we would have had a massive accident.". That, in my view, is completely not correct, but obviously for whatever reasons the stewards think it's OK. when I have to brake not to hit somebody, as he moved afterwards, something is not correct. Kimi Räikkönen said the following about Verstappen his action on Kemmel straight "I'm completely fine with good, hard racing but if I had to back off and even brake on the run down to Turn 5, still on the straight, when I had made my move. I'm sure he'll have a look at it and learn for future races.". Team principel Christian Horner admitted "There was no action from the Stewards, when he looked back at it, it was on the edge, and obviously he got away with it today. Verstappen had a series of incidents at Les Combes, as he battled with other drivers - Vettel, Raikkonen and Sergio Perez as he did not give them much space and later blocking Raikkonen on kemmel straight. Verstappen' driving was criticised after the Belgium Grand Prix, Verstappen was involved in a collision with both Ferrari's in the first corner. ![]() Verstappen took the race lead as he was placed on a two-stop rather than the same three-stop strategy as Ricciardo, after battling with Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen in the later stages of the race Verstappen took his first Formula One victory and became the youngest driver ever to win a Formula One Grand Prix at the age of 18 years and 228 days. In his first race with Red Bull, Verstappen qualified fourth for the Spanish Grand Prix, in the first lap of the race both Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crashed out of the race, putting Verstappen in second place behind his teammate Daniel Ricciardo. On May 5, 2016, Red Bull Racing announced Verstappen would replace Daniil Kvyat starting from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix (Kvyat in turn going back to Toro Rosso), partnerting with Daniel Ricciardo on the main roster. In his second season with Toro Rosso, Verstappen finished in the points three times in his first three races. At FIA's Award Ceremony at the end of the 2015 season, Verstappen won "Rookie of the Year", "Personality of the Year" and "Action of the Year", for his overtake on Felipe Nasr on the outside of the Blanchimont corner at the Belgian Grand Prix. Two weeks after that he grabbed another record by becoming F1’s youngest points-scorer with seventh place in the Malaysian Grand Prix. ![]() After three FP1 appearances in 2014 and a short winter testing programme, Max made his Grand Prix debut at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, aged 17 years and 166 days, making him the youngest driver in the history of the sport. He made his FP1 debut during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix at age 17. Max Verstappen joined the Red Bull Junior Team in August, 2014 and was announced as a 2015 race driver for Toro Rosso. He started his career with national, international, and world titles in karting, before moving to single-seaters in 2014 to contest the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. Since his first win in 2021, he's been unbeatable, and he'll also be pursuing Schumacher's record of five consecutive championship wins between 20 with Ferrari.Max Verstappen is the son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen and Belgian kart champion Sophie Kumpen. It's easier to switch from 5g to a car that builds up maybe two or at most 2.5g of centrifugal force."įor now, Verstappen will be aiming to match Hamilton and Schumacher in championship wins, after the 26-year-old bagged his third title in 2023. "And also the speed when you're traveling wheel to wheel at well over 300 km. But to be able to react? That's another dimension. To be able to react reflexively in a bend and not just hang in your seat and lean your head against something. They handle well, you can play with them. He probably wouldn't be too interested in the trees. "He could adapt more quickly because he would get off the centrifugal force.
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