F1: 5 BEST MOMENTS OF MAX VERSTAPPEN IN GRAND PRIX RACING

2017 Mexican Grand Prix

One of the memorable wins of Max' career came at the Formula One Grand Prix of Mexico 2017

There was no denying Max Verstappen’s racing thunder at Mexico City, a magnificent Grand Prix weekend that crowned Lewis Hamilton as the winner of the all-important 2017 World Championship.

You could say- even as the moment belonged to the Briton, the race most certainly belonged to Max.

Having had an excellent run all Saturday, Max qualified second, just behind Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, the gap between the Ferrari and the Red Bull under half a second.

Even as Max secured the second best place on the starting grid, the challenge up ahead would be to counter Vettel’s dominant pace, the German then driving the imperious SF-70H, a dream car.

But as the five red lights would turn green, Verstappen would put Vettel under pressure at the immediate start, going past the Scuderia driver by Turn Two, making a daring move that put him up in first. This would also bring third-placed Hamilton within a fighting distance of Sebastian.

However, Verstappen’s arguably feisty move would see Vettel clipping the rear right tyre of the Red Bull driver as the two came close, Verstappen somehow managing to run unscathed.

Coming under increasing pressure, Vettel would then be passed by Hamilton. By this time, Max would’ve moved further ahead, enjoying a gap to the second-placed driver by over one and a half second inside the opening lap.

Running a clean and controlled race, there would be no stopping the Red Bull driver in the 71-lap competition who would ace the Mexico challenge to clinch his third race win.