Max Verstappen
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The young dutch driver is known as the first to dethrone 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton when he won the 2021 title after an epic, yet somewhat controversial, season-long battle. With 2 Championships under his belt, and a dominant Red Bull beneath him, it seems he may have a few more in his sights..
Country | Team | D.O.B | Age | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Netherlands | Red Bull | 29/09/1997 | 25 | Hasselt, Belgium |
Grand Prix Entered | Wins | Podiums | Points | Highest Race Finish | Highest Grid Position | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
163 | 35 | 77 | 2011.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen, joined F1 in 2015 at 17 years old becoming the youngest driver to compete in the sport, spent 1 season and the first 4 races of a second with Toro Rosso before moving to Red Bull, won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix at 18 to become the youngest ever driver and first dutch driver to win a Grand Prix, became the first ever dutch driver to win the WDC in 2021 and 34th overall Champion, scored his first grand slam at the 2022 Imola Grand Prix, is signed to Red Bull until at least the end of the 2028 season.
Most famous for his battles with Lewis Hamilton including many defining moments such as the time in Monza in 2021 when Max's car landed on top of Hamilton's at the first chicane or the huge controversy sparked in the 2021 Season Finale at Abu Dhabi where a safety car and the decision from the FIA to only allowed the lapped cars between Verstappen and Hamilton to unlap themselves, possibly being the main decider that led to Max's Championship win.