Carlos Sainz Jr. Can Take Advantage of Max Verstappen’s Rise to Red Bull

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Published: May 21, 2016

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Shortly after becoming the youngest-ever winner of a Formula One race at last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen had plenty of thanks to dish out.

First and foremost to Red Bull Racing, who had provided him with "such a great car to win straight away" in his debut race for the team, as he told the post-race FIA press conference.

Then to his mother Sophie, who "did a very good job" by bringing him "into the world" to begin with, and his father Jos, who from the minute his son turned four had worked tirelessly to help him conquer it.



And, last but not least, to Dr. Evil himself, whose latest plot had instantly proved to be something of a masterstroke.

As noted by F1 journalist Peter Windsor, Verstappen had been suffering from that common teenage health condition, CBA, when, around 24 hours after the previous race in Russia, Dr. Helmut Marko called to invite father and son to a meeting in the Austrian city of Graz.

He was less than impressed by the timing of the request, but a fortnight on and with a winner's trophy in his hands, Verstappen knew every move made by the head of Red Bull's young-driver scheme was done with his best interests in mind and explained how Marko had come to establish "a bit of a combination" with Jos.



Without wishing to discredit Verstappen's achievement, the 18-year-old could have expressed his gratitude to any number of people within the paddock for his maiden victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg for conspiring to end Mercedes' race before it even started; the Ferrari and Red Bull strategists for switching Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo to costly three-stop strategies; Pirelli for producing a medium tyre capable of surviving 32 laps; and even the sparring partner he had left behind.

As reported by Motor Sport Magazine's Mark Hughes, one of the r...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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