If you didn't know who Max Verstappen was but were told he had raced in Formula 1 for five seasons, you probably wouldn't expect the lad to still be in his early twenties. Despite still being relatively young the Dutchman has achieved so much. On his 22nd birthday, here are some moments that defined Max Verstappen in Formula 1.
His F1 debut
Max Verstappen made his debut in Formula 1 at the tender age of 17 and 166 days, when he raced for Toro Rosso in Australia in 2015. In starting the race, Verstappen became the youngest driver to start a race. He broke the previous record held by Jaime Alguersuari by almost two years.
On his first start in the pinnacle of motorsport, he was forced to retire after an engine failure. He was on course for a points finish until he exited the race on lap 40. However, he'd make up for it in his next race by finishing seventh in Malaysia.
Red Bull debut and his first F1 victory
The Spanish Grand Prix of 2016 is well remembered for Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's dramatic crash on the opening lap of the race, but it'll go down in history as the day Max Verstappen won his first Formula 1 race.
Verstappen was controversially promoted Red Bull at the expense of Daniil Kvyat for the race at the Circuit de Catalunya and he made the most of his first start for Red Bull. Having qualified fourth behind his teammate Daniel Ricciardo and the two Mercedes, Verstappen made the most of their collision, running a two-stop strategy and holding off Kimi Raikkonen to earn himself a groundbreaking victory in Formula 1. He became the youngest ever and first Dutch race winner in Formula One.
Whilst his teammate rued the team's decision to run a different strategy to Verstappen, the new Red Bull driver was over the moon, paying tribute to his new team after the race.
Successive P2 finishes in Austria and Great Britain followed and he rounded off the 2016 season with 204 points, enough for fifth in the Drivers' standings.