Formula One
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Re: Formula One
All eyes on Max Verstappen as new F1 season gets underway
By JEROME PUGMIRE (AP Sports Writer)
The Associated Press•Mar 19, 2017, 3:42 PM
FILE- In this file photo dated Thursday, March 2, 2017, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands
during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain.
Max Verstappen no longer has the element of surprise, and all eyes will be on the Dutch sensation when the Formula
One season gets underway in Australia next weekend. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, FILE)
PARIS (AP) -- Max Verstappen no longer has the element of surprise, and all eyes will be on
the Dutch driver when the Formula One season gets underway at the Australian Grand Prix
on Sunday.
The Red Bull driver has already made Formula One history as the youngest to win a race and
the youngest to qualify on the front row of the grid. He also completed a record 78 overtaking
moves during the 21-race season.
He did that last season, which included an astonishing drive to cut through the field during the
rain-soaked Brazilian Grand Prix. Verstappen climbed from 15th place to third with just 10 laps
remaining.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called it ''one of the best drives I've seen in Formula 1''
and it evoked comparison with the great Ayrton Senna for the similar daring he showed during
his career. For someone so young, Vertappen's mesmeric drive that day drew widespread admiration
for the skill and courage involved.
But Verstappen's no-limits approach is also divisive.
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By JEROME PUGMIRE (AP Sports Writer)
The Associated Press•Mar 19, 2017, 3:42 PM
FILE- In this file photo dated Thursday, March 2, 2017, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands
during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain.
Max Verstappen no longer has the element of surprise, and all eyes will be on the Dutch sensation when the Formula
One season gets underway in Australia next weekend. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, FILE)
PARIS (AP) -- Max Verstappen no longer has the element of surprise, and all eyes will be on
the Dutch driver when the Formula One season gets underway at the Australian Grand Prix
on Sunday.
The Red Bull driver has already made Formula One history as the youngest to win a race and
the youngest to qualify on the front row of the grid. He also completed a record 78 overtaking
moves during the 21-race season.
He did that last season, which included an astonishing drive to cut through the field during the
rain-soaked Brazilian Grand Prix. Verstappen climbed from 15th place to third with just 10 laps
remaining.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called it ''one of the best drives I've seen in Formula 1''
and it evoked comparison with the great Ayrton Senna for the similar daring he showed during
his career. For someone so young, Vertappen's mesmeric drive that day drew widespread admiration
for the skill and courage involved.
But Verstappen's no-limits approach is also divisive.
Read more:
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Re: Formula One
A new dawn rises - the 2017 F1 season preview
Alonso expecting ‘difficult’ weekend for McLaren in Melbourne
The Big Quiz - Australia
Australia preview quotes - Renault, Williams, McLaren & more
GALLERY: Race preparations in Australia
Red Bull will 'look different' in Melbourne - Verstappen Q&A
Australia preview - too close to call?
Alonso expecting ‘difficult’ weekend for McLaren in Melbourne
The Big Quiz - Australia
Australia preview quotes - Renault, Williams, McLaren & more
GALLERY: Race preparations in Australia
Red Bull will 'look different' in Melbourne - Verstappen Q&A
Australia preview - too close to call?
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2017 Australian Grand Prix
Race - Vettel stuns Mercedes with Melbourne win
Australia stats - Vettel puts Ferrari on top for first time since 2012
Verstappen encouraged by Red Bull race pace
What the teams said - race day in Melbourne
FIA post-race press conference - Australia
Vettel: Triumph hopefully the start of a long love affair with 'Gina'!
Ferrari simply the quicker car – Toto Wolff
Race - Vettel stuns Mercedes with Melbourne win
Australia stats - Vettel puts Ferrari on top for first time since 2012
Verstappen encouraged by Red Bull race pace
What the teams said - race day in Melbourne
FIA post-race press conference - Australia
Vettel: Triumph hopefully the start of a long love affair with 'Gina'!
Ferrari simply the quicker car – Toto Wolff
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Re: Formula One
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Re: Formula One
2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Race - Hamilton wins in China to draw level with Vettel
GALLERY: the best images from Sunday in China
What the teams said - race day in Shanghai
FIA post-race press conference - China
Shanghai stats - a third ‘Grand Slam’ for Hamilton
Verstappen: Holding off Ricciardo ‘not nice’
Hamilton expecting ‘closest’ title fight of career
Winners and losers - China
#ChineseGP - the best social media from Shanghai
VIDEO: The best onboard action from China
DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award: Williams maintain 100% record
Race - Hamilton wins in China to draw level with Vettel
GALLERY: the best images from Sunday in China
What the teams said - race day in Shanghai
FIA post-race press conference - China
Shanghai stats - a third ‘Grand Slam’ for Hamilton
Verstappen: Holding off Ricciardo ‘not nice’
Hamilton expecting ‘closest’ title fight of career
Winners and losers - China
#ChineseGP - the best social media from Shanghai
VIDEO: The best onboard action from China
DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award: Williams maintain 100% record
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