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

2021 2023 2024

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Kevin Magnussen takes his first ever pole position at the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Haas driver will start P1 ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell. Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz will start in P3 and P4.
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Max Verstappen wins United States Grand Prix to equal record for wins in a season. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third. Fernando Alonso finishes seventh after crashing into Lance Stroll's Aston Martin.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins second Formula One world championship. The Dutch driver won the race at Suzuka, with Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc demoted from second to third behind Red Bull's Sergio Perez. The race was delayed for two hours because of rain and finished after only 28 laps – just over half the race’s total distance.
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F1 returns to Suzuka for the first time since 2019 for the Japanese Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is 104 points clear of Charles Leclerc in the standings. Mercedes clocked the two fastest times in a 'dull' practice session. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were at the bottom of the speed-trap times.
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Sergio Perez wins Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. Title favourite Max Verstappen forced to wait for title after finishing seventh. Mexican under investigation for safety car infringement. Lewis Hamilton will start third but may receive a fine for wearing a stud in his nose.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc secures pole position for Singapore Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished only eighth after an error on penultimate lap. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is third with Carlos Sainz fourth and Fernando Alonso fifth.
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Max Verstappen wins Belgian Grand Prix from 14th on the grid. Sergio Perez took second with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz third. Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the race during the first lap. Yuki Tsunoda was penalised for an illegal power unit change.
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Carlos Sainz will start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix from pole. Red Bull's Max Verstappen drops to 15th after engine and gearbox penalties. Title rival Charles Leclerc drops to 16th ahead of Sunday's race. Mercedes have been tipped to do well after their closest rivals were hit with penalties.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Hungarian Grand Prix by 7.8 seconds. Lewis Hamilton finishes second with teammate George Russell third. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished sixth, 80 points adrift of Red Bull driver.
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Max Verstappen wins French Grand Prix to extend championship lead. Lewis Hamilton finished second with George Russell third. Charles Leclerc crashed out of the race on lap 19. Esteban Ocon received a five second penalty.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen holds off a late challenge from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz. Sergio Perez remains in second place despite retiring from the race with an engine problem. Lewis Hamilton finished third with George Russell fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth. Fernando Alonso dropped from his second-place start to finish ninth.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc retires from the lead with a smoking engine. Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes advantage to cruise to unchallenged win. The Dutchman is now 21 points ahead of Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez. Lewis Hamilton finishes fourth for Mercedes.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won three races in a row. He leads Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by six points at the top of the standings. Lewis Hamilton starts sixth, but admits he is still struggling with the car.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy. Sergio Perez finishes second and Lando Norris third. Championship leader Charles Leclerc spun and dropped to sixth. Lewis Hamilton finished 13th and a lap behind in 14th.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen won sprint race at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. He overtook Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap. Sergio Perez fought up from seventh on the grid to finish third. Lewis Hamilton started 13th and finished only 14th.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed his second win of the Formula One season with a thumping, pole-to-flag victory at the Australian Grand Prix. Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen failed to finish for the second time in three races after his Red Bull expired with 19 laps remaining. Sergio Perez was runner-up, 20.5 seconds back, and George Russell third.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the Bahrain Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz finished second with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton third. Red Bull's Valtteri Bottas finished fifth and Kevin Magnussen sixth.
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FIA report confirms Max Verstappen is 2021 F1 world champion. Race director Michael Masi has been removed from his post. Report by the FIA world motorsport council ruled the result and the World Championship "valid and final"