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.

2021 2022 2024

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. It's his 18th win in 21 starts this season. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez finish second and third.
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F1 chiefs have banned Las Vegas' newly-famous Sphere from displaying red, blue and yellow. Red Bull driver also labelled the new 17-turn track as ‘not very interesting’ F1 returns to Sin City for the first time in 41 years on Saturday night.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second with McLaren's Lando Norris third. It is the Dutchman's 15th win in 18 races so far this year. Red Bull have already secured constructors' and drivers' world championships.
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Max Verstappen has won the Formula One drivers' championship. The 26-year-old sealed the title in Qatar after teammate Sergio Perez was involved in an accident. McLaren's Oscar Piastri won the pole for Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of Q2 and will start as far back as 12th.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen set a best time of one minute 27.428 seconds. It is the 26-year-old's 10th pole position of a commanding season. Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton was third,.527 off the pace. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will start the race from P3 and P4.
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Max Verstappen claims pole position for Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull driver is 0.581 seconds clear of McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Lando Norris was third in the second McLaren ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and team-mate Sergio Perez.
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Ferrari's Carlos Sainz secures back-to-back poles for the first time in his F1 career. Mercedes' George Russell and McLaren's Lando Norris second and third. Championship leader Max Verstappen qualified 11th with Sergio Perez two places further back.
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Max Verstappen wins Italian Grand Prix for record 10th straight win. Red Bull driver beats teammate Sergio Perez by 6.802 seconds. Carlos Sainz Jr. third, 11.082 behind and just ahead of Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton finishes fifth, despite five-second penalty for colliding.
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Fernando Alonso finished second with Pierre Gasly in third. Sergio Perez finished fourth after being penalised for speeding in the pit lane. Lewis Hamilton recovered from starting in 13th place to finish sixth. Red Bull lead Mercedes by 285 points with Aston Martin 40 points further back.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat McLaren's Lando Norris by over half a second. Lewis Hamilton eliminated in Q2 and will line up from only 13th spot. The Red Bull driver has won the race from pole in each of the past two years.
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Red Bull secure record 12th successive win. Team surpasses McLaren's long-standing record of 11 straight wins set in 1988. Lando Norris finished second with Sergio Perez in third. Lewis Hamilton dropped to fourth after starting on pole.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins sprint race at Austrian Grand Prix. Dutchman extends his championship lead over teammate Sergio Perez to 70 points. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. collected six points with third place in the sprint race. Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso finish fourth and fifth for Aston Martin.
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second with Carlos Sainz third. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finished fifth, 0.428 sec adrift. Title rival Sergio Perez qualifies only 15th after having a lap deleted. George Russell also failed to qualify and will start 15th.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. It was the Dutchman's fourth win in a row and his sixth of the season. The victory is the 41st of his career and ties the late Ayrton Senna for fifth overall.
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Max Verstappen wins 25th pole of his career at Canadian Grand Prix. Red Bull driver will start on front row alongside Nico Hulkenberg. Fernando Alonso was third and Lewis Hamilton was fourth. Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez eliminated in Q2.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Spanish Grand Prix for fifth time in seven races. Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third. Sergio Pérez finished fourth after fighting his way up from 11th. Mercedes move up to second in the championship on 152 points to runaway Red Bull.
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Monaco Grand Prix. It is his fourth win of the season and extends his championship lead. Fernando Alonso finishes second with Esteban Ocon in third. Lewis Hamilton came from fifth on the grid to finish fourth.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen claims pole position for Monaco Grand Prix. Defending champion edges out Fernando Alonso by 0.084 seconds. Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon will start third and fourth on the grid. Sergio Perez crashed in Q1 and will start at the back of the field.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start third on the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Sergio Perez won the short-form race after getting the better of Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton will start sixth in the sprint race ahead of Alex Albon.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins for the second time in three races. Lewis Hamilton finished second with Fernando Alonso third for Aston Martin. Oscar Piastri scored his first points in Formula 1, finishing eighth. Race was red flagged three times, with multiple crashes.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen on pole for Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes' George Russell second with Fernando Alonso third. Sergio Perez will start in last place after spinning in Q1. McLaren's Oscar Piastri will start Sunday's race from 16th.
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Sergio Perez on pole position for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc in second, with Fernando Alonso in third. Max Verstappen out in Q2 with engine problem - will start 15th. Lewis Hamilton announced shock split with performance coach yesterday.
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Max Verstappen wins season-opener for Red Bull. Sergio Perez finishes runner-up, a distant 11.9 seconds behind. Fernando Alonso finishes third for Aston Martin. McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri retires after just 14 laps with McLaren Mercedes.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen fastest in first morning of testing in Bahrain. The 2023 world champion was 2.5 seconds quicker than last year's pole position time. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was second fastest with Williams’ Alex Albon third.