Top facts about Max Verstappen, Mad Max

Max Emilian Verstappen (born September 30, 1997) is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver who currently competes in Formula One for Red Bull Racing under the Dutch flag. He became the youngest driver to race in Formula One during the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, when he was 17 years, 166 days old.

Max Verstappen’s age

is 24.

After completing the 2015 season with Scuderia Toro Rosso, he began the 2016 season with the Italian team before being moved to parent team Red Bull Racing as a replacement for Daniil Kvyat after four races.

He won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix on his Red Bull Racing debut at the age of 18, becoming the youngest driver in Formula One history and the first Dutch driver to do it.

He became the first Dutch driver to win the Formula One World Championship in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He is the 34th World Drivers' Champion in Formula One.

He has 19 additional wins as of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, including the first for a Honda-powered driver since 2006. He came in third place in both the 2019 and 2020 championships.

After signing a contract extension, Verstappen is expected to stay with Red Bull until at least the conclusion of the 2023 season.

Top facts about Max Verstappen:

Max Verstappen first sat in a Toro Rosso and rang its neck in a trio of Friday practice sessions in 2014 to be a driver destined to win the World Championship one day.

Seven years later, the Dutchman achieved his goal, winning out in one of the most dramatic season finales the sport has ever witnessed at the Ahu Dhabi Grand Prix.

He also won the championship for Red Bull, ending a run of seven straight Mercedes drivers’ titles, six of those going to

, the man he defeated after a long duel.

Max Verstappen early life

Max Emilian Verstappen was born in Hasselt, Belgium, on September 30, 1997, and has a younger sister named Victoria.

Regarding

Max Verstappen’s parents

, it should be mentioned that his father, Jos Verstappen, is a former Formula One driver from the Netherlands, his Belgian mother, Sophie Kumpen, competed in karting, and his first cousin once removed, Anthony Kumpen, competed in endurance racing and is a two-time NASCAR Whelen Euro Series champion who is currently the team manager for PK Carsport in the Euro Series.

Speaking about

Max Verstappen’s childhood

, it is worth mentioning despite having a Belgian mother, being born in Belgium, and living in Bree, Belgium, Verstappen chose to compete with a Dutch racing license because he "feels more Dutch," spent more time with his father than his mother due to his karting activities, and was always surrounded by Dutch people while growing up in Maaseik, a Belgian town near the Dutch border.

In 2015, Verstappen stated, "I only stayed in Belgium at night because I travelled to the Netherlands during the day to see my friends. That is how I feel since I was raised as a Dutch person." When he reached the age of majority, he opted entirely to be a Dutch citizen.

Max Verstappen personal life

Dilara Sanik, a German student, was Verstappen's ex-girlfriend, but the two parted up last year. Verstappen keeps his personal life private, however his girlfriend in 2021 is Brazilian model Kelly Piquet.

Piquet, 32, is the daughter of renowned Formula One driver Nelson Piquet and was previously married to fellow F1 driver Daniil Kyvat.

He raced in Formula One for more than a season before turning 18 and getting his driver's license. Verstappen has been a resident of Monaco since October 2015, maintaining that it is not for tax purposes.

Max Verstappen karting career

An important

fact about Max Verstappen

is that he started karting when he was four years old. He participated in his native province of Limburg, Belgium's Mini Junior tournament.

Verstappen won the Belgian championship in 2006 after graduating to the Rotax Max Minimax class. Verstappen won the Dutch Minimax championship in 2007. Verstappen won the Dutch and Belgian Minimax championships, as well as the Belgian Cadet title, in a CRG kart entered by his father.

Verstappen joined CRG customer team Team Pex Racing in 2009. He won the Flemish Minimax title and the Belgian KF5 championship in the same year.

Verstappen moved up to international karting in 2010. CRG signed him to compete in global and European championships for their factory squad.

A notable fact about Max Verstappen is that he finished second in the KF3 World Cup behind the more experienced Alexander Albon (who would later become his Formula One teammate at Red Bull Racing), but won the WSK Euro Series and the WSK World Series, defeating Robert Vișoiu. Verstappen won the WSK Euro Series with a CRG powered by Parilla in 2011.

Verstappen was selected for the Intrepid Driver Program in 2012, where he competed in the KF2 and KZ2 classifications. In the KF2 class, he defeated CRG driver Felice Tiene to win the WSK Master Series. Verstappen defeated Dennis Olsen and Antonio Fuoco to win the South Garda Winter Cup in the KF2 class.

Verstappen confirmed his departure from Intrepid at the conclusion of 2012. Verstappen returned to the factory CRG squad after a brief spell with Zanardi karts made by CRG.

He finished 21st in the KZ2 class at the SKUSA SuperNationals with a CRG. Verstappen won the European KF and KZ titles in 2013. Verstappen won the 2013 World KZ championship in KZ1, the top karting category, at the age of 15 at Varennes-sur-Allier, France.

Max Verstappen motor racing career

On October 11, 2013, Verstappen made his debut in a racing vehicle at the Pembrey Circuit. In a Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 Formula Renault vehicle, he completed 160 laps. Manor MP Motorsport, a Dutch team, furnished the vehicle. In 2013, he tested for a number of Formula Renault 2.0 teams.

An important

fact about Max Verstappen

is that he tested a Dallara F311 Formula 3 vehicle operated by Motopark Academy in December 2013. In December, another Formula Renault test took place at Circuito de Jerez.

Verstappen outran Formula Renault regulars Steijn Schothorst and Matt Parry while driving for Josef Kaufmann Racing. Verstappen achieved a quicker time than more experienced drivers Tatiana Calderón and Eddie Cheever III at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.

Verstappen was set to make his racing debut in the Florida Winter Series on January 16, 2014. Verstappen won his maiden Formula One race at Palm Beach International Raceway on 5 February, during the second race weekend, after starting from pole.

Verstappen won his second race at Homestead–Miami Speedway on February 19 by 0.004 seconds over Nicholas Latifi.

Verstappen raced for Van Amersfoort Racing in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2014. He finished third in his first season of automobile racing, behind winner Esteban Ocon and runner-up Tom Blomqvist, with ten races won.

Max Verstappen Formula One career

Max Verstappen joined the Red Bull Junior Team in August 2014 after testing a Formula Renault 3.5 vehicle. He also took into consideration a Mercedes invitation to join their driver development program.

2015 season

An important fact about Max Verstappen is that he made history by becoming the youngest driver to participate in a Grand Prix weekend at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, as part of his preparation for a full-time position with Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2015.

Verstappen broke Jaime Alguersuari's record for the youngest driver to start a World Championship race by entering the sport a year before the new license limit and making his Grand Prix debut as a full-time driver at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix at the age of 17 years, 166 days.

A notable fact about Max Verstappen is that he raced in the points until he was forced to withdraw due to an engine problem in the first race.

Verstappen, however, qualified sixth and finished seventh in the next race in Malaysia, earning his first Formula One points at the age of 17 years and 180 days, breaking the record of the then-youngest driver to gain World Championship points.

Following that, he failed to score points in China due to engine failure on the last lap, Bahrain due to electrical troubles, and Spain, where he finished 11th.

Verstappen was engaged in a high-speed accident with Romain Grosjean during the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix, after striking the rear of Grosjean's Lotus on the approach to the tight opening curve, Sainte Devote, and flying nose-first into the barriers.

Verstappen was handed a five-place grid penalty for triggering the crash, and Williams driver Felipe Massa dubbed him "dangerous" – however Verstappen retorted by pointing out that Massa had been engaged in a similar incident with Sergio Pérez at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix.

Verstappen continued to finish in the points, with his best finish of the 2015 season coming in Hungary, when he finished fourth, and he repeated the feat in the United States Grand Prix.

Verstappen got three accolades at the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony at the conclusion of the season for his pass on Felipe Nasr on the outside of the Blanchimont circuit at the Belgian Grand Prix, for "Rookie of the Year," "Personality of the Year," and "Action of the Year."

2016 season

An important fact about Max Verstappen is that he started the 2016 season with Toro Rosso, where he was reunited with Sainz. Verstappen started fifth for the season's first race in Australia, but was frustrated at being behind Sainz on track and made many radio calls to his team, finally finishing tenth after touching his colleague when trying to overtake him with three laps to go.

Verstappen had a better performance in Bahrain the next weekend, finishing sixth and earning Toro Rosso's first-ever points at the Sakhir track.

Following the Russian Grand Prix on May 5, 2016, Red Bull confirmed that Verstappen will take over for Daniil Kvyat starting with the Spanish Grand Prix, with Kvyat returning to Toro Rosso. According to Christian Horner, the Red Bull Team Principal, "Max has established himself as a promising young talent.

His results at Toro Rosso have been outstanding so far, and we are delighted to offer him the chance to drive for Red Bull Racing." Verstappen jumped to second behind teammate Daniel Ricciardo on the first lap when Mercedes colleagues Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crashed out of the race.

Verstappen grabbed the lead after being put on a two-stop strategy instead of the three-stop plan used by Ricciardo, and he held off Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen in the closing stages to win his maiden Formula One race. At the age of 18 years and 228 days, he surpassed Sebastian Vettel as the youngest driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix.

He had six top-five results, including four podiums, in his first eight races with Red Bull. Verstappen crashed with Räikkönen at the first turn, pushed Vettel, Räikkönen, and Pérez wide at Les Combes, then aggressively blocked Räikkönen on the Kemmel straight during the Belgian Grand Prix.

Räikkönen stated Verstappen "was going to create a catastrophic disaster sooner or later," while Verstappen's manager, Horner, said the driving was "on the brink," and that "Verstappen will learn from Belgium." F1 director Charlie Whiting summoned Verstappen for a meeting on September 2, 2016. Because of Verstappen's aggressive driving, Whiting handed him a light warning.

However, the FIA banned moving under braking in October because to driver worries regarding Verstappen's defensive maneuvers. Verstappen finished fourth in the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix.

When he spun on the main straight in a rain-soaked race, he just avoided striking the guardrail. With just 15 circuits left, he was in 16th position after an extra tyre change from intermediates to rain tyres. Verstappen then performed multiple overtakes in the final circuits to win third position on the podium.

His team principal, Christian Horner, praised him for his effort, calling it "one of the finest drives I've seen in Formula One." However, he was chastised by Sebastian Vettel, who alleged that Verstappen pushed him off the track after gaining a place on him late in the race at Junço circuit. The race officials disagreed with Vettel and determined that no punishment was necessary.

2017 season

A notable fact about Max Verstappen is that he retired seven times in the first 14 races of the 2017 season, four owing to technical issues and three due to first-lap incidents in Spain, Austria, and Singapore. However, he finished third in China and finished fourth or fifth in five additional events.

Verstappen saw a wave of success after the Malaysian Grand Prix. One day after his 20th birthday, he won his second Formula One race in the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix, passing Lewis Hamilton for the lead in the early stages of the race. In the next race in Japan, he came in second.

Following finishing third in the United States Grand Prix, he was relegated to fourth after an illegal pass on Kimi Räikkönen on the penultimate lap (he was found to have cut the corner). After overtaking Sebastian Vettel on the first lap and leading until the finish of the race, he won his third Formula One race (and his second in 2017) at the Mexican Grand Prix.

2018 season

An important fact about Max Verstappen is that he has been involved in at least one incident in each of the first six races of the season. He qualified fourth in Australia, however he started behind Kevin Magnussen. In an effort to reclaim the lead, he raced wide many times, damaging his vehicle, and spinning, which caused him to slip farther down the order. He recovered to come in sixth position at the end of the race.

He wrecked during qualifying for the following race in Bahrain, and he started in 15th position. He had a strong opening lap and soon found himself in the points, battling Lewis Hamilton.

At the start of lap two, he tried to pass on the defending World Champion, but clashed with the Mercedes driver and sustained a puncture, which resulted in suspension damage, causing him to retire from the race.

Verstappen qualified fifth for the following race in China and moved up to third by the conclusion of the first lap. During a safety car period, both Red Bull drivers pitted for new tyres, giving them a tyre advantage over the front-runners.

Verstappen clashed with Sebastian Vettel in an effort to overtake the title leader for third position, dropping him to eighth and receiving a 10-second penalty. He rebounded to fourth position, but his penalty dropped him to fifth. Ricciardo, a teammate, went on to win the race.

Verstappen was locked in a race-long battle with Ricciardo for fourth place in Azerbaijan. After numerous position changes between the two teammates throughout the race, Ricciardo collided with Verstappen in the back during an overtake attempt, which the Dutchman aggressively defended, forcing both cars to retire. The team accused both drivers, and the stewards penalized them.

A notable

fact about Max Verstappen

is that he got his first podium of the season in Spain, finishing third behind the Mercedes drivers and holding off Sebastian Vettel. The race, however, was not without incident, as he collided with Lance Stroll's rear during the virtual safety car period, inflicting minor front wing damage.

Verstappen made another misstep in Monaco when he crashed at the conclusion of the third free practice session, in a scenario that was eerily similar to one he experienced two years before in the same area.

His crew was unable to fix his vehicle in time for qualifying, and he was forced to start last on a circuit where overtaking is notoriously tough.

Meanwhile, teammate Ricciardo solidified Red Bull's lead on the track by claiming pole position and winning the race. Verstappen was able to rescue two points by finishing ninth and passing six cars on the circuit.

Christian Horner, the team's chief, said Verstappen "ought to stop making these errors" and that he should "learn from his teammate," while Helmut Marko, Red Bull's director of driver development, claimed Verstappen was "too eager."

Verstappen currently sits in sixth position in the championship with 35 points, only three points ahead of Alonso in a considerably slower McLaren and 37 points behind his teammate in third, who had won two races in the first six.

Verstappen dominated all three practice sessions in Canada and qualified third, two tenths behind Sebastian Vettel for pole. He came in third place and recorded the fastest lap of the race. He finished second in the following race in France.

He started 4th on the grid in Austria, overtook Kimi Räikkönen, and then took advantage of Valtteri Bottas' retirement and Lewis Hamilton's poor pit-stop strategy, which forced him to withdraw from 4th position, to win his fourth race of his career.

Verstappen struggled in the United Kingdom, ending the first practice session early owing to a gearbox issue and crashed in the second practice session before withdrawing from the race due to a brake issue. After strategy blunders allowed a recovering Hamilton to pass him in Germany, he finished fourth and went on to win the race.

Due to his own recent revival and Ricciardo's unreliability, Verstappen finished the first half of the season with a retirement in Hungary and was just a few points behind his teammate in the title.

Verstappen had an excellent second half of the season, finishing on the podium in Belgium, Singapore, Japan, and the United States, where he finished second after starting from 18th on the grid due to a suspension problem in qualifying.

In Mexico, Verstappen won for the sixth time in his career. He was noticeably disappointed as Ricciardo narrowly beat him to pole position by 0.026 seconds, becoming him the youngest pole-sitter in Formula One history. Verstappen, on the other hand, got off to a far stronger start than Ricciardo and claimed the lead of the race into the first turn, passing Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.

He had passed Räikkönen, Vettel, Bottas, and Hamilton and was on his way to winning the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix. However, he clashed with Esteban Ocon of Force India, who was attempting to unlap himself on quicker tyres. For the incident, Ocon was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty.

Verstappen finished second behind Hamilton after the collision with Ocon. After a post-race confrontation with Ocon, Verstappen shoved the Force India driver, earning him two days of "public service" as a punishment from the FIA. After that, he finished third in Abu Dhabi, bringing his season to a close.

With 249 points, Verstappen finished fourth in the championship, with two victories, eleven podium places, and two fastest laps.

2019 season

Following Red Bull's transition from customer Renault to works Honda power units for the 2019 season, Verstappen will be powered by Honda from then on. Verstappen was joined at Red Bull (at first) by Pierre Gasly when Ricciardo transferred to the Renault team for 2019.

Verstappen qualified fourth and finished third in Australia, marking the first podium for a Honda-powered driver since the British Grand Prix in 2008. Verstappen was on his way to a third-place finish in Bahrain until a late safety car stopped him from passing Charles Leclerc's struggling Ferrari, keeping him in fourth.

Two more fourth-place results followed in China and Azerbaijan, until a third-place performance in Spain gave him his second podium. Verstappen qualified in third position in Monaco.

During the drivers' pit stops, he was released into the path of Valtteri Bottas, earning 2nd position but suffering a 5-second penalty as a consequence. Verstappen crossed the finish line in second position, but the penalty dropped him to fourth.

In Canada, a red light caused by Kevin Magnussen's incident delayed Verstappen's last lap in the second qualifying session. As a result, Verstappen qualified 11th and began the race in ninth position. He came back to finish fifth. He began and finished fourth in France.

Verstappen started second in Austria but fell to eighth after a bad start. He climbed to second place after a sprint towards the front, before controversially overtaking Leclerc for the race lead with three circuits to go.

This was Honda's first race win since the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2006. In Britain, Verstappen, who was racing third, was struck from behind by Sebastian Vettel during an overtaking attempt and skidded into the gravel. Verstappen was able to keep going and finished in fifth position.

Verstappen's race in the rainy and chaotic German Grand Prix started similarly to his race in Austria, with a bad start causing him to fall behind. However, when race leader Hamilton crashed halfway through the race, he would take over the lead. After the track started to dry, Verstappen extended his advantage and won his second race of the season.

He won his first pole position of the season in Hungary and led for the most of the race until being overhauled in the final laps by Hamilton, who had pitted for new tyres in an attempt to catch the leader. Verstappen's impressive results in the first half of the season had some considering him an outside candidate for the title by the summer break.

Verstappen got a new partner in Alexander Albon before the Belgian Grand Prix, as Pierre Gasly was sent back to Toro Rosso. Verstappen got a bad start in the race, colliding with Kimi Räikkönen at the first turn, causing suspension damage and forcing Verstappen to withdraw for the first time this season.

After his vehicle lost power in Q1, he did not record a time in qualifying in Italy, although he was already obligated to start from the back of the grid owing to an engine component penalty. He recovered from injuring his front wing on the opening lap to complete the race in eighth position.

Singapore and Russia came in third and fourth place, respectively. Verstappen retired for the second time this season after sustaining damage in a first-lap collision with Charles Leclerc in Japan.

He qualified first in Mexico before receiving a grid penalty for disregarding yellow flags after Valtteri Bottas' collision. After colliding with Bottas early in the race, Verstappen sustained a puncture and dropped to the rear of the pack, finally recovering to sixth position.

After a third-place finish in the United States, Verstappen won his second pole position of the season in Brazil with a 1:07.508 pole lap time. He overtook Lewis Hamilton for the lead on two occasions in a wild race before going on to win his third race of the season. Verstappen finished second in Abu Dhabi at the conclusion of the season.

Verstappen ended the 2019 season in third position in the championship, with 278 points, his highest finish in his career. He won three races, finished on the podium nine times, won two pole positions, and set three fastest laps.

2020 season

Verstappen extended his contract with Red Bull Racing through the end of 2023 in 2020. In 2020, Verstappen and Albon continued to compete for Red Bull.

He started second in the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, but withdrew early due to an electrical fault with the power unit caused by a flywheel malfunction. In reaction to the retirement, Honda implemented countermeasures.

He wrecked in rainy circumstances on his way to the starting line at the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, but he was able to drive the vehicle back to the grid, where his technicians replaced the suspension in the short time before the race started. Verstappen improved from seventh position on the grid to second place at the race's end after the repairs.

He came from fourth place to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone. Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing Team Principal, called Verstappen's and the Red Bull support team's performance "fantastic."

Verstappen was embroiled in a dispute during free practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix after statements he made over the team radio after a collision with Lance Stroll, in which he used the terms "retard" and "mongol" in reaction to the incident.

Following the session, Verstappen admitted that the word choices he made were "not correct," while the Mongolian government and the Mongol identity group demanded an apology from Verstappen. The Mongolian government also urged the FIA to take action on the comments he made, but the FIA has yet to do so.

With 214 points, Verstappen ended the 2020 season in third position in the championship. He won two races, finished on the podium eleven times, won one pole position, and set three fastest laps.

2021 season

Verstappen dominated all practice sessions at the Bahrain Grand Prix, securing his fourth pole position of the season.

For the first time in his career, he won back-to-back pole positions. He battled Lewis Hamilton for the race win, and on lap 53, Verstappen passed Hamilton, but slid off track in the process, prompting race control to order him to hand up the lead to Hamilton, and he finished second behind Hamilton.

Verstappen qualified third at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with teammate Sergio Pérez second, marking the first time he has been beaten by a teammate since the 2019 Italian Grand Prix. Verstappen was able to past both Pérez and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race to seize the lead.

When the first round of pit stops and the restart after the race was delayed on lap 33, he stayed in the lead. Hamilton finished second, cutting his championship led to one point over Verstappen. Verstappen finished second in the next Portuguese Grand Prix after a hard duel with Lewis Hamilton.

The battle between Verstappen and Hamilton resumed at the Spanish Grand Prix, with Hamilton using a quicker two-stop strategy than Verstappen's one-stop plan. This provided Hamilton the benefit of having quicker tyres, enabling him to pass Verstappen with a few circuits to go. Hamilton won, with Verstappen coming in second and setting the best lap, extending Hamilton's championship lead to 14 points.

Verstappen qualified second behind Charles Leclerc for the following race in Monaco, however Leclerc experienced a driveshaft failure on the way to the grid and was unable to start the race. On his path to victory, Verstappen dominated the race from the start. Hamilton (who qualified eighth) finished seventh, but completed the quickest race lap, earning him an additional championship point.

Verstappen was able to seize the lead in the Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, leading Hamilton by four points. Verstappen qualified third in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, behind Leclerc and Hamilton. In the early laps, Verstappen and Hamilton overtook Leclerc before Verstappen seized the lead thanks to a quicker pitstop.

Verstappen would easily keep the lead until lap 46, when he crashed and retired due to a tyre issue. Due to a restart error by Hamilton, he was relegated to last position, allowing Verstappen to keep his championship lead. In the French Grand Prix, Verstappen won pole position. Hamilton seized the lead after a mistake on the opening lap, which Verstappen regained during the pit stop phase.

Verstappen pitted for the second time from the lead and pursued the two Mercedes, eventually passing Hamilton on the 52 of 53 to take the lead. He also earned the fastest lap point, giving him a twelve-point lead in the championship.

Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix after taking pole and leading from start to finish, giving him his fourth victory of the season and extending his lead to 18 points.

Verstappen won his maiden career grand slam in the Austrian Grand Prix, leading every lap from start to finish, setting the fastest lap, and becoming the youngest driver to do so.

Verstappen also became the first driver to sweep a triple header, winning three races in three weekends, beginning with the French Grand Prix on June 20th, followed by the Styrian Grand Prix on June 27th, and the Austrian Grand Prix on July 4th.

However, on the opening lap of the next event, the British Grand Prix, Verstappen collided with championship challenger Hamilton. The collision with the barrier was 51 g as a consequence of this.

After the incident, he was brought to the Silverstone circuit's medical facility, then to Coventry hospital for precautionary examinations and additional evaluation, before being released at 22:00 local time on Sunday night. Hamilton went on to win the race, cutting Verstappen's championship led to just eight points.

Verstappen's vehicle was damaged in a multi-car crash on lap 1 of the following race, the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was ruled at fault. He finished tenth, but when Sebastian Vettel was disqualified, he was upgraded to ninth. Hamilton was able to seize the lead in the championship as a result of the race's conclusion.

Verstappen qualified on pole for the Belgian Grand Prix after the summer break, ahead of title rival Hamilton in third. The race was contested for three circuits behind the safety car, with the official race results based on the running order at the conclusion of the first lap, with Hamilton and Verstappen maintaining their qualifying places.

Half points were granted since less than 75% of the race distance had been completed, allowing Verstappen to close the deficit behind Hamilton to three points.

Verstappen qualified on pole for the Dutch Grand Prix, defeating Hamilton by 0.038 seconds. Verstappen was able to hold off attacks from both Mercedes drivers to win the race and take a three-point lead in the Drivers' Championship.

Verstappen was forced to start at the back of the grid for the Russian Grand Prix after exceeding his power unit component allotment. He clawed his way back up the pack, finishing second following an early pit stop for intermediate tyres late in the race.

Verstappen qualified second in the Turkish Grand Prix, with Bottas on pole. Due to the rainy weather and the drivers' use of intermediate tyres throughout the race, Verstappen finished second behind Bottas, gaining a six-point lead in the Drivers' Championship over Hamilton, who finished fifth.

In qualifying for the United States Grand Prix, Verstappen won by 0.209 seconds over Hamilton. With the best lap, Verstappen won the race and increased his lead in the Drivers' Championship to twelve points. Hamilton finished second. Verstappen qualified third in the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix, 0.350 seconds behind pole-sitter Bottas.

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Verstappen won the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after overtaking Hamilton on the penultimate lap and clinching his maiden Formula One title.

Max Verstappen social media

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Max Verstappen social media

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) with 7.5 million followers. In the page we can see various pictures of him in the races and with his friends.

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) with 2.4 million followers. He often posts new stuff on his Twitter page.

Max Verstappen body measurements

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Max Verstappen body measurements

, it should be mentioned that the driver is 180 cm and 78 kg.

Max Verstappen net worth and salary

Max Verstappen’s net worth

has risen to 53 million euros this year as a result of sponsorship and races. His pay for this year is expected to increase, since he would receive 37 million euros in salary and up to 15 million euros in incentives.

Verstappen has the second-highest net worth in Formula One, after only Lewis Hamilton. In compared to the Dutchman, the British driver receives twice as much in pay alone.

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