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[LORDBYRON]

Well congrats to max

[ch103]

Zzzzzzzz

[MaxCrazyEddieCayer]

Omg! Incredible! Well done. This young lad is something else.

[Rambazamba]

Might be a record 4 ever

[Prost1997T]

Nobody's worried that Max turning up and winning so soon harms F1's stature?

[jonpollak]

Congratulations Max

 

 

 

Michael meets the MAX

Jp

Edited by jonpollak, 15 May 2016 - 18:04.

[Risil]

Nobody's worried that Max turning up and winning so soon harms F1's stature?

 

Vettel won his first race after about the same amount of time. Michael Schumacher too. And Senna. It's always been possible.

 

Max Verstappen is very young in years but he's had an unusual racing upbringing, like Valentino Rossi.

[Xentas]

Absolutely incredible from Max "Attack" Verstappen! Unbelievable!

 

Well Done Max. That will motivate Daniel even more to try beat him.

[RekF1]

Congratulations to the kid.

 

He's a real star. 

[NateF]

What a star performance, congrats to Max

[F1Champion]

Wow, just wow. Was beaten in qualifying but made the tyres and the race work for him and was good under pressure.

Edited by F1Champion, 15 May 2016 - 13:55.

[LORDBYRON]

I hoe they relay did sign him up long term as has been suggested but if the young boy was smart he would have held of ha he must know he is hot stuff  and the fact he will get 5x more else ware than red bull  

Edited by LORDBYRON, 15 May 2016 - 13:55.

[Prost1997T]

Vettel won his first race after about the same amount of time. Michael Schumacher too. And Senna. It's always been possible.

 

 

I'm talking about the way he did it though, not just that he won at a young age (which is already notable). Less testing, less single seater experience, first race after switching teams mid-season, beating a veteran teammate in the process.

[Spillage]

Verstappen > Ricciardo > Vettel > Raikkonen > Montoya > Ralf Schumacher > Button > Hamilton > Alonso > Trulli > Frentzen > Hill > Senna.

Best driver ever, confirmed.

[keiichi]

I knew the guy was something special, but wasn't fully convinced until now how extraordinary he really is. He's the real deal, and he can only get better...

[LORDBYRON]

But ask yourself this but.  Was it all seb vettel's doing via is talk to christian horner..?

 

But remember guys  no matter what what industry you are in people always profit form others mistakes and always in F1 

 

And how most guys get their brake tbh

Edited by LORDBYRON, 15 May 2016 - 14:03.

[DutchQuicksilver]

Great win by Verstappen, but sort of gifted to him today. Nevertheless, kept an experienced guy like Kimi behind with ease, great job!

[Xentas]

How Daniil must be steaming under that helmet to see Max win the race in his seat in his car! Daniil hopefully will use that negative pressure as something positive, he needs to start beating Carlos as soon as he can pull off some miraculous overtaking attempts and show that he can still do just as well as Max has.

[Norm]

Absolutely incredible. Congratulations to Max.

[pdac]

I hoe they relay did sign him up long term as has been suggested but if the young boy was smart he would have held of ha he must know he is hot stuff  and the fact he will get 5x more else ware than red bull

It would be interesting if Ferrari would make an offer he can't refuse and let us all know what contracts are worth these days.

[bergwerk]

Let's see how Arrivabene explains to his bosses how a little kid driving a soda can beats his own world champions.
Mateschitz must be rolling on the floor.

[MastaKink]

Well done Max 

[ANF]

It's just incredible. RBR may have an accurate simulator, but this was Verstappen's first days in the car and he was matching Ricciardo's pace right from the start of the first practice session. As far as I know he was never even close to putting the car outside the track all weekend. He then ends up leading the race – by just a second – with 22 laps to go, and on old tyres he withstands the pressure from Räikkönen's Ferrari and wins the bloody race! Absolutely flawless!

Edit: On second thoughts, maybe he locked up into T1 in Friday practice and straight-lined T2. Nevertheless, I'm still shaking my head in disbelief.

Edited by ANF, 15 May 2016 - 15:07.

[Henri Greuter]

Congratulations to Max. Awesome performance.....

 

 

henri

[Graveltrappen]

4 years old when Kimi and Alonso made their debuts in 2001... And today he held kimi off to win an F1 race... Absolutely amazing.

[HP]

I hoe they relay did sign him up long term as has been suggested but if the young boy was smart he would have held of ha he must know he is hot stuff  and the fact he will get 5x more else ware than red bull  

You seem not to be a racer. Money is nice, but winning is everything, even if you get only a few cents for it.

[Risil]

Sportsmen can get quite competitive about the money they earn. Still, the time to do that is once you've proved you're one of the best in the field.

[Seanspeed]

He did well.  

 

And gotta feel for Kyvat a bit.  

[InSearchOfThe]

Great race by Max. I'm sure the rest of the grid are sweating their futures over this kid.

[Baddoer]

Handed win by 2 stupid mercs and Red Bull screwing Riccardo's strategy. Meh, not really that impressive as people want to make.

[Kyo]

Incredible achievement. Well done.

[Seanspeed]

Handed win by 2 stupid mercs and Red Bull screwing Riccardo's strategy. Meh, not really that impressive as people want to make.

He didn't go out there and grab it all by himself, but he was driving the 3rd fastest car on the grid and held right onto Ricciardo's tail the entire time before the strategy split.  And then held off consistent pressure from Kimi(in a faster car) for the entire final stint while a win was on the horizon in his debut for the team.  

 

It was a pretty impressive showing regardless of him winning. 

[JeePee]

He's too young to go to F3.

 

He's too young to go to F1.

 

It's too quick to go to Red Bull.

[ElJefe]

This guy could be WDC before he's 20. Incredible. 

[Graveltrappen]

Great to see Jos crying, looked like he'd been hit in the face to make a grown man cry like that. Emotional stuff.

Hope Max's mother was in Barcelona to witness max triumph!!

[cpbell]

Handed win by 2 stupid mercs and Red Bull screwing Riccardo's strategy. Meh, not really that impressive as people want to make.

 

There's always one...

[Timantti]

Ricciardo can cry as much as he wants, but the truth is, he didn't look at all faster than Verstappen in the race. Quite the opposite actually.

[Xentas]

He didn't go out there and grab it all by himself, but he was driving the 3rd fastest car on the grid and held right onto Ricciardo's tail the entire time before the strategy split.

 

He actually had the 5th fastest car because Kimi was quicker, he just couldn't find a way passed and Vettel was faster than both of them, he was due to catch them but Daniel tried an overtake on Sebastien and cost both of them over a second in lap time in turn 1.

 

Why it was so exciting is because Max held on to his car and kept his nerve in a slower car to beat Kimi to the flag.

 

 

This guy could be WDC before he's 20. Incredible. 

 

Or even 19 years old if he has a dominant car next year and wins the title before his 20th birthday in September.

[Prost1997T]

Sportsmen can get quite competitive about the money they earn. Still, the time to do that is once you've proved you're one of the best in the field.

 

Red Bull have been paying their drivers very little, amusingly enough.

 

Looks like this guy cashed in big time: https://twitter.com/...861266973646849

Edited by Prost1997T, 15 May 2016 - 15:10.

[Risil]

Red Bull have been paying their drivers very little, amusingly enough.

 

Looks like this guy cashed in big time: https://twitter.com/...861266973646849

 

When you look at Red Bull's ability to bring talented young drivers into F1, you could argue that they pay drivers their market value.

[Prost1997T]

When you look at Red Bull's ability to bring talented young drivers into F1, you could argue that they pay drivers their market value.

 

I'm comparing them relative to the rest of the grid. Unless your argument is that Hamilton/Alonso/Raikkonen/etc are overpaid, which I can understand.

[redreni]

I think this is a very healthy thing for F1. I think it's very impressive that Verstappen was so competitive, and able to manage the tyres while running competitive laptimes. It's a race that Red Bull could have won with either driver, however, it would have been understandable if Max had needed time to get to grips with the car and had been a little off the pace this weekend, in which case Red Bull would have been fighting two against one, and Ferrari would probably have won the race by splitting the strategy. So he deserves the full credit for the way he performed, even though he did get the better end of the bargain when they split the strategy between him and Ricciardo. I couldn't understand why they went so aggressive in bringing Daniel in early, and was surprised and frustrated to see Vettel follow him in.

 

I won't try to hide my disappointment as a Ferrari fan. By matching Max's strategy, Ferrari ensured that Kimi wouldn't be able to use his pace because there was no way to pass him. If you're trying to get past a slower car, either stop first, or run significantly longer thereby creating an opportunity with fresher tyres later on. Ferrari did neither.

 

None of that should undermine a near flawless drive. This kid's certainly shown he's the real deal. Nothing seems to phase him.

Edited by redreni, 15 May 2016 - 15:25.

[Hyatt]

awesome Max, so far so good - now bring on some wet races!

[goldenboy]

I am a Ric fan but max did what he had to and did it very, very well. Fully deserved win.

I'm not usually into the whole omen thing but I actually believe it with this guy! Yes he is overhyped but is he worthy of his seat? Abso-effing-lutely.

[garoidb]

Nice to see a new young talent emerging in F1. It also has to be said the Red Bull young driver programme is remarkably successful. Full credit to Helmut Marko. I doubt Red Bull will contemplate departing F1 any time soon now.

[wj_gibson]

Well, fair enough. I was very sceptical about someone coming into F1 at that age and felt (last week) Kvyat was hard done by, but that shows what idiots like me know. Under pressure from a much more experienced driver for 20-odd laps on deteriorating tyres, and he didn't put a single wheel wrong, or even give the slightest hint of being flustered. That's not an inherited win, that's a very hard-fought, supremely taken win.

Edited by wj_gibson, 15 May 2016 - 15:43.

[Kao18]

Nice to see a new young talent emerging in F1. It also has to be said the Red Bull young driver programme is remarkably successful. Full credit to Helmut Marko. I doubt Red Bull will contemplate departing F1 any time soon now.

 

He wasn't part of the RB young driver program though but yes kudos to RB for offering him a race seat in F1 after half a year of drving a racing car.

 

I don't think this record will ever be broken so yes history was written today.

[GenJackRipper]

First race for Red Bull Racing, and he wins the damn race!
Christian Horner must feel pretty good about now.

Congrats to Max!

[Coral]

Great performance by a very promising young driver. Congrats Max!

[statman]

His records:

 

Youngest drivers to start a race:

1 Max Verstappen 17 years, 166 days Ret 2015 Australian Grand Prix

2 Jaime Alguersuari 19 years, 125 days 15th 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix

3 Mike Thackwell 19 years, 182 days Ret 1980 Canadian Grand Prix

4 Ricardo Rodriguez 19 years, 208 days Ret 1961 Italian Grand Prix

5 Fernando Alonso 19 years, 218 days 12th 2001 Australian Grand Prix

 

Youngest winners:

1 Max Verstappen 18 years, 228 days 2016 Spanish Grand Prix

2 Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 73 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix

3 Fernando Alonso 22 years, 26 days 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix

4 Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500

5 Bruce McLaren 22 years, 104 days 1959 United States Grand Prix

 

Youngest driver on the podium:

1 Max Verstappen 18 years 228 days 1st 2016 Spanish Grand Prix

2 Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 73 days 1st 2008 Italian Grand Prix

3 Daniil Kvyat 21 years, 91 days 2nd 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix

4 Kevin Magnussen 21 years, 162 days 2nd 2014 Australian Grand Prix

5 Fernando Alonso 21 years, 237 days 3rd 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

 

Youngest driver to score points:

1 Max Verstappen 17 years, 180 days 7th 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix 2nd race

2 Daniil Kvyat 19 years, 324 days 9th 2014 Australian Grand Prix 1st race

3 Sebastian Vettel 19 years, 349 days 8th 2007 United States Grand Prix 1st race

4 Jaime Alguersuari 20 years, 12 days 9th 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix 11th race

5 Jenson Button 20 years, 67 days 6th 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix 2nd race

 

Youngest driver to lead a race:

1 Max Verstappen 18 years, 228 days 2016 Spanish Grand Prix

2 Sebastian Vettel 20 years, 89 days 2007 Japanese Grand Prix

3 Sébastien Buemi 21 years, 225 days 2010 Canadian Grand Prix

4 Fernando Alonso 21 years, 237 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

5 Robert Kubica 21 years, 278 days 2006 Italian Grand Prix

Edited by statman, 15 May 2016 - 15:52.