Verstappen not for the first time in action in Honda livery

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15:13, 06 Oct 2021

Red Bull Racing will race with a special Honda livery this weekend in Turkey in honour of its partnership with the Japanese manufacturer and missing out on the Japan Grand Prix that was supposed to take place this weekend. However, it is not the first time that Max Verstappen has driven in the red and white livery.

First Grand Prix-winning Honda

Verstappen visited Tochigi Proving Ground, Honda's state-of-the-art test facility, in 2019. Together with Japanese driver Takuma Sato, the Dutchman was allowed to sit in the Honda RA272, the very first car Honda won a Grand Prix with. In 1965 American driver Richie Ginther won the Mexican Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing looks back on this moment via Twitter ahead of the race in Turkey.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Verstappen not for the first time in action in Honda livery

First Grand Prix-winning Honda

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