Red Bull have obviously arrived at a similar conclusion. Verstappen’s agreement as of now rushed to 2019. Be that as it may, when they trusted Mercedes were sniffing around in the pre-fall, the group moved rapidly to secure him for one more year. It’s anything but difficult to perceive any reason why Red Bull were so resolved to keep hold of Verstappen. In his first full season with the group, he has based on the remarkable impression he had officially made in 2016, when he was advanced from junior group Toro Rosso after four races to supplant Daniil Kvyat.
A year ago, there were some exceptional drives – particularly in the wet in Brazil, when Verstappen drove so well that he earned correlation with the best exhibitions of Ayrton Senna – yet on adjust Ricciardo shaded him, particularly in qualifying.
Not so in 2017. Verstappen out-qualified the Australian 13 times in 20 races and won two grands prix to the Australian’s one.
This isn’t to stigmatize Ricciardo. He level beat Vettel when they were partners at Red Bull in 2014, is a world-class driver himself, and completed in front of Verstappen in the title.
As Red Bull group chief Christian Horner puts it: “We know Daniel is a mind boggling qualifier so it demonstrates the level Max is working at.”
Ricciardo is the first to recognize how much his colleague has ventured forward this year.
Max Verstappen’s new Red Bull contract is said by those aware of everything to make him the third best paid driver in Formula 1 behind Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel from one year from now.
The group won’t uncover the correct sum at the same time, by procedure of disposal, the Dutchman’s compensation for the following three years will be between £18-26m. Not terrible for a 20-year-old will’s identity beginning just his fourth full season in F1.
Be that as it may, the thing is, Verstappen is justified, despite all the trouble.
Where precisely he remains in the chain of importance of best drivers in the game is an issue for face off regarding. In any case, it’s difficult to contend after this season he isn’t in the talk with Hamilton, Vettel, his Red Bull partner Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren’s Fernando Alonso.
