Max Verstappen on his debut
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Max Verstappen’s F1 record breaking in one take

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen keeps setting new records in Formula One. But what’s he broken so far and what might be next?
By Lee Laughton, Matt Youson and Paul Keith
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In Spain, Max Verstappen became the youngest winner in Formula One history. It’s the latest record to fall in the teenager’s short racing career.
He's also the youngest driver in Formula One history, the youngest driver to score points and the youngest to land a podium.
But pretty soon, he's going to stop setting new records on account of his age and start setting new records because of his superlative skills.
Learn more about the Dutch driver by listening to the Becoming Max Verstappen episode of the Beyond the Ordinary podcast.
In this infographic, we sum up the records Max Verstappen's broken so far and look at some records that could be in reach in the near future, and not-so-near future.
Max Verstappen infographic

Max Verstappen infographic

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But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. While RBR have made great strides, Max won the Spanish Grand Prix because Mercedes crashed out of the Circuit de Catalunya. And it’s too much to ask for them to do that every week. Isn’t it?

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Max Verstappen

The son of former Formula One driver Jos Verstappen, Max Verstappen is the youngest race-winner in F1 history and a three-time world champion.

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