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Max Verstappen (Van Amersfoort Racing), son of former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen, claimed his maiden F3 victory Sunday in the F3 FIA European Championship in Hockenheim.
The 16 years old Dutch led from lights to flag and thus won from Lotus F1 junior driver Esteban Ocon (Prema Powerteam) and Antonio Fuoco (Prema Powerteam), who is backed by the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Max Verstappen used the benefit of pole position and took the lead straight away. After a new hundred metres already, the Dutchman was able to pull clear a little bit from the rest of the field.
Twenty-two laps later, he crossed the line in first place.
“It is great and I am extremely happy. After I didn't make it to the finish in the first race and couldn't start in the second race due to a technical problem, I wanted to score points no matter what,” said Max Verstappen after the race.
“My start was good and after that, I kept a consistent margin of around one second. Then, I tried to save my tires a little bit and not to overdrive my car. Many thanks to my team that managed to repair my car in time after the problems in the second race,” he explained.
Verstappen failed to take the start of Race 2 when his car developed a gearshift problem on the grid.
The 16 years old Dutch led from lights to flag and thus won from Lotus F1 junior driver Esteban Ocon (Prema Powerteam) and Antonio Fuoco (Prema Powerteam), who is backed by the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Max Verstappen used the benefit of pole position and took the lead straight away. After a new hundred metres already, the Dutchman was able to pull clear a little bit from the rest of the field.
Twenty-two laps later, he crossed the line in first place.
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| Max Verstappen with his father Jos (left) in Hockenheim. (Photo: FIA Formula 3 European Championship) |
“It is great and I am extremely happy. After I didn't make it to the finish in the first race and couldn't start in the second race due to a technical problem, I wanted to score points no matter what,” said Max Verstappen after the race.
“My start was good and after that, I kept a consistent margin of around one second. Then, I tried to save my tires a little bit and not to overdrive my car. Many thanks to my team that managed to repair my car in time after the problems in the second race,” he explained.
Verstappen failed to take the start of Race 2 when his car developed a gearshift problem on the grid.