Red Bull: Top 5 moments of Max Verstappen in F1 2018

A fighting second at France

Max gained second place at the F1 Grand Prix of France

The French Grand Prix finally returned to the F1 roster but not before spending a decade in the wilderness. And boy, what a resounding comeback it made in the end.

While the 2018 French Grand Prix would forever be remembered for the amazing win grabbed by the eventual world champion, Lewis Hamilton and perhaps the rather uncannily designed trophy, one simply can't suppress the man who claimed the second spot on the podium, Max Verstappen.

In beating familiar on-track adversary, Kimi Raikkonen, fair and square by a margin of over 18 seconds, Verstappen showed class and proved he can be among the fastest men on the grid.

But other than that, his showing cool and keeping all four wheels within the track limits whilst taking excellent care of his tyres against a backdrop of rising track temperatures underlined Max's ability to perform at a track he had absolutely no idea of racing at. Let's not forget, this was Verstappen's first drive at Le Castellet, among the most famous Grand Prix tracks in the world.

In fact, right at the beginning of the race, as soon as Bottas was touched by Vettel's Ferrari and lost control of his Mercedes, Verstappen, sensing an opportunity to take P2 in front of both guys, did it and found himself in a comfortable situation, he'd look after his race with the precision of a mathematician and enforced his will on the others to run home with a firm second.