Max Verstappen: The Inside Track on a Formula One Star

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F1 is my new obsession and what got me through exam season and, as a birthday gift, I went and got the first f1 related book I saw and one of my friends recently read. I was warned that it's not just about max and it tends to dive into a lot of topics and information not necessary. At the start of the season it will fall to Ferrari to put the pressure on him but the Scuderia, adapting to the new team principal Frédéric Vasseur, appear to still be trying to catch Red Bull. Leclerc will form the schwerpunkt of their assault but while he certainly has the talent to fight Verstappen he has to have the tools and at this stage Ferrari need a little more. Asked his feelings knowing this was the last time he would have to qualify in this car, Hamilton was unequivocal. “I am definitely happy that it’s nearly over,” he said. “It is inconsistent, up and down, it’s massively out of balance and hard to predict what is going to happen.” I have been struggling to get it together this weekend. Before qualifying, I had not done a lap without a mistake. I did better in qualifying." Struggles for Hamilton and Norris

The last lap, I knew I had to put everything together. [At] the last corner there was a bit too much sliding but I think everybody had that. Max bol síce zázračným, ale stále ešte dieťaťom, a Jos bol síce jeho otec a otcovia motokárových pretekárov sú známi tvrdým prístupom k svojim zverencom, práve pri ňom však panoval pocit, že neraz takmer prekročil čiaru. „‘Ty retardovaný bastard, hlúpe prasa, nikdy sa ti to nepodarí.‘ Takéto reči,“ spomína Max. „Dobre to vystihuje celé moje pôsobenie v motokárach. Keď sa mi nedarilo, otec bol na mňa vždy veľmi prísny.“ Few drivers have ever shaken up Formula 1 in quite the same way as Max Verstappen. Already the youngest competitor in F1 history, his debut race for Red Bull at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix saw him become the youngest driver ever to win a race, achieve a podium finish or even lead a lap. Not that this comes as any surprise to his team. The Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has built the squad around Verstappen since he joined them in 2016 with an incendiary win on his debut in Spain.Sports journalist James Gray seeks to understand the outspoken nature and aggressive driving style that make Verstappen a must-watch before, during and after races, and why his Dutch fans, who turn up to cheer him on in their orange-clad droves, are quite so fanatical. F1 knew this was a risk when it instigated the format, and doubly so when scheduling them at the business end of the season, decisions they might think long and hard about over the winter.

The race was almost the season in microcosm as Verstappen dominated from pole to flag. Imperturbable, untouchable, unstoppable, he is the terminator yet one still young enough to be adorned with wisps of teenage‑esque facial hair. He has 13 wins from 16 grands prix now and has been the overwhelming contributor to Red Bull seizing their sixth title with a record six meetings to go. It’s unbelievable. Last year was a very strong year for us but to have kept that momentum rolling with the challenges we have had is testimony to all the men and women of the team that have worked tirelessly to have produced a car as competitive as we have had and that Max has made such good use of.” A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1’s superstar, Lewis Hamilton’s great rival and the three-time winner of the World Drivers’ Championship.More inconsistent than ever before - the moment you hit the brakes, the moment you turn, the moment you hit the apex, it's massively out of balance and very hard to predict what's going to happen." Team principal Toto Wolff said: "It just didn't come together. Expectations were higher. I'm fed up with having explanations why. Indeed he may well be the closest threat to Verstappen at this stage of the season. Ferrari were unable to match Red Bull for pace but also suffered a demoralising failure when Charles Leclerc had to retire with an engine problem while in third place. His teammate Carlos Sainz managed to bring his car home in fourth once Alonso had swept past him. Kniha viac približuje Maxa ako človeka, nielen pretekára. Prečo býva neraz agresívnym jazdcom, prečo riskuje. No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline-pumping climax to the 2021 Formula 1 season. On the very last lap of the final race of an unbelievably arduous and controversial season, Red Bull's Max Verstappen nervelessly overtook the seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to clinch the first place that thrust the young prodigy to the narrowest of victories and to his first World Drivers' title. He followed up by taking the 2022 title as well.

He looked drained and exasperated as he spoke and understandably so. He might have said the same thing about it at the very first race of the season. However, it was exactly what I needed as a new fan. I don't know a lot about the history of the sport and about how things work and it gave me a thorough introduction.Norris came close to beating Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix earlier this month, with the pair crossing the line ahead of third-placed Fernando Alonso by almost half a minute. The former is yet to secure his first Grand Prix victory but Express Sport readers believe that he could be the one to challenge Verstappen next year if he keeps improving at his current rate. To finish on the podium first race of the year is just amazing. What Aston Martin did over the winter to have the second best car on race one is just unreal,” said Alonso. “Hopefully people enjoyed it. We enjoyed it as well, so let’s enjoy it together.” Verstappen’s Red Bull team had already demonstrated great pace herelast week, with the Dutchmanwinning andenjoying a 15-second lead over world champion Hamilton before the British driver made a late stop to go forthe fastest lap. I thought we could fight for pole and we just didn't make the jump every other team seemed to make," Russell said.