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

2016 Brazilian Grand Prix

Max ran from the back of the pack to clinch an epic 3rd

There haven’t been many in Formula 1 racing who’ve embraced comparisons with the mighty Ayrton Senna, the regenmeister.

But back in 2016- only a year since his highly anticipated debut in the sport- did Verstappen prove why the comparisons with the Brazilian great weren’t, after all, unfounded.

On a skiddy, slippery Interlagos afternoon, Verstappen produced a stellar wet weather run under torrential rains.

With rains playing a constant havoc, against a backdrop of Nico Rosberg starting from pole, the scenes at the Interlagos would undergo a complete makeover as Verstappen burst onto the scene.

Within 16 laps, Verstappen, who had fallen way back of the grid, would jump 13 places and make scintillating moves on the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, before finally challenging Nico Rosberg of Mercedes right at the front.

In producing an epic drive, combining resilience and menacing speed in situations that were averse to overtaking- it was a complete Mad Max show in Brazil back in 2016, as a 19-year-old inexperienced driver stunned onlookers to clinch a breathtaking podium finish.

There’s a little irony then that amongst the most enthralling finishes to a Grand Prix took place in the famous Senna-land.