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

Winning Red Bull's and his own maiden Austrian Grand Prix

F1 Grand Prix of Austria - Where Max reigned supreme

Nothing feels better than winning your maiden race at a venue where you haven't really managed a win there before. And when, in the process of winning a Grand Prix, you run home the top position for your team, especially at its home Grand Prix, you know you've achieved something special and worthy of celebration.

Just that this precise feeling for the popular F1 driver grew multifold at Spielberg, the home race of his team, Red Bull, given that he never really seemed in charge of the proceedings to win.

With the two Mercedes locking out the front row only to be followed by the two Ferraris, it wasn't going to be any easy for the Red Bull driver. But given that he had stuck his car right behind the tail of the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen, Max might have felt that he had an outside chance to sneak ahead of the Finn right at the start.

But just what did we all experience at the start? Instead of Max making a move or two, Kimi dived into the middle of the two Mercedes, positioning himself excellently in a sandwich move, giving no chance to Vettel or Verstappen who were caught napping a bit.

Of course, later, given the twin retirements of both Mercedes with Verstappen running in a good pace, the Dutchman kept himself in business and would eventually inherit the lead of the race from Hamilton, who pitted on Lap 25, thus leaving the scope open for the young man.

It would be a Mad Max show from there on.