Max Verstappen comes of age today turning 21 on race day at the Russian Grand Prix, a milestone he is sure to remember for obvious reasons including starting from the back of the grid on the occasion.
Happy Birthday, Max! From all of us at GrandPrix247 - many happy returns and may you keep on giving us headlines for a long time to come.
He already has 75 Grand Prix starts to his name and has won four grands prix, been on the podium 17 times, has four fastest laps.
For the record, it is also worth remembering what our young chap has achieved:
- Aged 17 years, 166 days, he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula 1 at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso;
- Youngest F1 driver to lead a lap during a Grand Prix;
- Youngest driver to set the fastest lap during a Grand Prix;
- Youngest driver to score points;
- Youngest driver to secure a podium;
- Youngest Grand Prix winner in history;
- Highest paid 20-year old in the history of motorsport.