Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and More

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Published: March 21, 2016

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Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr. formed one of the most exciting, dynamic partnerships in Formula One in 2015, but it has only taken one race of the new season for civil war to break out at Scuderia Toro Rosso.

Verstappen appeared to be on course to equal or even surpass his career-best finish during the first phase of the Australian Grand Prix, but his afternoon quickly "went downhill," as he admitted via his official Twitter account, and the Dutchman ultimately finished a distant 10th.

The teenager struggled to accept his fall down the pecking order and frequently criticised the pit wall and his team-mate during the race. Although Sainz tried his best to keep the peace, Verstappen has turned nasty, suggesting the Spaniard isn't fast enough to keep up with him in normal circumstances.

If the 18-year-old thought he had a bad day, his start to the season was relatively tranquil compared to that of Fernando Alonso, whose race ended with his McLaren-Honda rolling into the gravel after a collision with Esteban Gutierrez, which ironically led to the chain of events that led to Verstappen's race turning on its head.

Alonso has walked away unscathed from a number of frightening incidents over the course of his long F1 career, but the two-time world champion has explained why his Australian GP crash was his biggest yet.

As well as ruining Verstappen's afternoon, Alonso's shunt gave Mercedes the opportunity they needed to force their way back into the race, with Nico Rosberg claiming his 15th career victory after Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel made a costly strategic error.

And Niki Lauda believes starting the season on the top step of the podium will help Rosberg take the fight to team-mate Lewis Hamilton in what is expected to be a three-man fight for the title.

Twenty-four hours earlier, Hamilton became the only driver to set pole position under the universally unpopular and short-lived e...
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