Verstappen clinches
fourth world title

Max Verstappen joins an elite club
of only six drivers with four or more titles,
comprising fellow four-time winners Sebastian
Vettel and Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio
on five and record holders Lewis Hamilton
and Michael Schumacher on seven

VERSTAPPEN: BEHIND THE WHEEL

2015: F1 debut for Toro Rosso
at Australian Grand Prix at age
17 – youngest ever F1 driver

2016: Joins
Red Bull. Aged
18, victory in
Barcelona makes
him youngest F1 winner,
replacing Sebastian Vettel

2017: Victories in Malaysia
and Mexico secure sixth
place in Championship

2018: Attacking driving
style earns stern rebuke
from team principal
Christian Horner
(right). Finishes
fourth in standings

2019-20: Successive third-place
finishes boost growing reputation

2021: Seizes maiden F1
title with dramatic final lap
victory over Lewis Hamilton
in Abu Dhabi, in contentious
climax to season-long duel

2022: Signs five-year contract
extension at Red Bull to 2028.
Storms to second title, outclassing
field with dominant performances

2023: Wins third crown with
relentless drive. Obliterates records
for most wins (19) and points (575)
in single season, establishing biggest
title-winning points margin (290)

2024: Amid struggles
with car, Verstappen
shows superior
driving ability
to seal fourth title
in Las Vegas, 
rebuffing challenge
from rival Lando Norris (inset)

Source: FIA
Pictures: Getty
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