Happy Birthday Max Verstappen: The Formula 1 icon's unimaginable race wins

The Formula 1 icon, Max Verstappen is turning 27 today, and let us celebrate the Dutch racing drivers' greatest achievements and memorable race wins. Max was always known for his aggression on and off the track which makes him very special from others. Turned 27 years old today and came in as a replacement driver at Red Bull snatched the opportunity and now he is on the road to becoming Red Bull’s Greatest driver ever. 

Verstappen's Greatest Races

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First Race win at the 2016 Spanish GP victory

It all started in the 2016 Spanish GP where Max replaced Danii Kvyat at Red Bull and he qualified 4th. Max got Lucky with the crash of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the start and with Red Bull’s good strategy, he won the race. He became the youngest-ever Formula 1 winner in history at just 18 years old. 

Home win at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix

In his home race, Verstappen won the 2018 Austrian GP after qualifying in P4. The grandstands were full of orange army and they all stood behind Max in winning the Race. He passed Kimi Raikkonen, Valtteri Bottas, and Lewis Hamilton and won the Austrian GP. After the win, Max said, “The perfect place to win a race is at the Red Bull ring in a Red Bull car.”

P10 to P1 at the 2022 Hungary Grand Prix

Super, super Max.

In case you needed reminding, there's a reason the three-time champ leads the drivers' standings 🔝#F1 pic.twitter.com/hjOFIMHy7i

— Formula 1 (@F1) September 29, 2024

Due to power unit issues, Max couldn't set any pole time in Q3 so he was pushed to P10. In the race, Max drove like hell as he passed other drivers regularly. Red Bull’s strategy helped him to move ahead of Hamilton and Alonso to P5. When trying to pass Charles Leclerc his car spun and he lost positions. Again he recovered and took the lead on Lap 51 till the end of the race and won the 2022 Hungarian GP.

Victory after demotion at 2022 Belgian Grand Prix

Verstappen was demoted to P14 despite being the quickest in qualifying due to a change of components. After the race started Verstappenl within the first lap, moved to P8. He won the race and bonus points for the fastest lap. 

First World title at 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen went into the race with the same points which is only the second time in Formula 1 history. The race started and Hamilton was in the lead while Verstappen trying hard to catch the race leader. 

A late crash brought in the safety car and race director Michael gave a controversial call by allowing all the lapped cars to unlap themselves. This brought Max Verstappen to a hitting distance and he passed Hamilton on the last lap and won his maiden Formula 1 title. 

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