Max Verstappen - report

Dutch-Belgian racing driver (born 1997)

Max Emilian Verstappen is a Dutch-Belgian racing driver and the 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Verstappen

2022 2023 2024

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins the Formula One drivers’ world championship for the first time in his career. The 24-year-old overtook Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of the final race in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton had led for much of the race but was overtaken by the Dutchman. Red Bull won its first F1 title since 2013; Mercedes had won every championship since.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins pole for title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman beat out Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.371 seconds. Hamilton will start second with Valtteri Bottas third on the grid. The 2021 Formula One season ends in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah. Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second despite being hit with two time penalties totalling 15 seconds. The pair are now level on 369.5 points with just one Grand Prix left in Abu Dhabi.
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Lewis Hamilton will start the Saudi Arabian GP on pole position. Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas will start second on the grid. Title rival Max Verstappen will start third after crashing out on final lap. Red Bull driver was told to allow Hamilton past after an illegal manoeuvre to take the lead.
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Lewis Hamilton on pole for inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas second on front row. Red Bull's Max Verstappen crashed into the wall on his final flying lap.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen fined 50,000 euros (£42,681) for touching rival Lewis Hamilton’s car following the conclusion of qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The FIA announced its verdict four hours after calling Verst Appen to the stewards’ office in the Interlagos paddock. Hamilton had already been hit with a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's main event after the engine was changed on his Mercedes.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins U.S. Grand Prix in Austin. Dutch driver holds off title rival Lewis Hamilton by little more than a second. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished second with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez third. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and the McLaren of Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth and fifth.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen will have a three-place grid drop at the Russian Grand Prix. Stewards rule he was mainly to blame for a collision with title rival Lewis Hamilton. McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo won the race, 1.747 seconds ahead of teammate Lando Norris. Valtteri Bottas takes third for Mercedes after starting at back of grid.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins home race at Zandvoort to take three-point lead in championship. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second to retake championship lead. Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was third in front of his home crowd.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Belgian Grand Prix after just two laps. Williams' George Russell and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finish second and third. Race delayed by nearly three hours due to heavy rain at Spa-Francorchamps.
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Red Bull's Max Verstappen crashed out of the race on the first lap. Hamilton was given a 10-second penalty for his role in the crash. The Briton battled back to win the race from fourth.
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Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton with less than two laps remaining to claim victory in the French Grand Prix. Mercedes were ruing a strategic blunder in which they left Hamilton out one lap too long and lost the lead. Sergio Perez sneaked past a dejected Valtteri Bottas to take third place. Red Bull now lead the team standings by 37 points.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen claims pole position ahead of title rival Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton was 0.128secs clear of team-mate Valtteri Bottas in fourth. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was fifth ahead of the Alpha Tauri.
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Sergio Perez wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two-lap shootout. Red Bull's Max Verstappen crashes out with five laps to go. Lewis Hamilton finishes 15th for first time in 2018. Sebastian Vettel finishes second for Aston Martin. Pierre Gasly brilliantly held off Charles Leclerc.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Monaco Grand Prix. Dutchman takes four-point championship lead from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Fernando Alonso returns to Formula One after a two-year break. McLaren's Lando Norris moved up to third in the standings with a second-place finish.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen claims pole position for Bahrain Grand Prix. Dutchman beats Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by three-tenths of a second. Valtteri Bottas third in second Mercedes with Charles Leclerc fourth. Sebastian Vettel eliminated in opening session, qualifying 18th.