F1: The 5 seasons of Max Verstappen 

2017: The Verstappen Effect

A spectacular crash in Baku with Ricciardo caused tension in the Red Bull garage

In his first full season with Red Bull, Verstappen was often found to be and correctly labelled as brash. He often wouldn’t drive within the rules, even managing to grate on the ice-cool nerves of Kimi Raikkonen (who has driven against Jos Verstappen) by moving under braking in resolute, border-line dangerous defence of his racing position. The podiums were lesser than 2016 because he had a terrible season with unreliable machinery with 7 DNFs and finished behind his teammate Ricciardo. He was frequently called to the steward's office and overall the lady luck was not with him.

This was until Malaysia, where he picked up his first win of the season, shortly followed by another win in Mexico, thus finishing the year on a high. With his speed and flair for wheel-to-wheel racing, he consistently became a threat to the front running Mercedes and Ferraris, who came to grips with the threat he posed.

Championship: 6th | Points: 168 | Podiums: 4 | Wins: 2