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After a disappointing start to the season, Max Verstappen today at the Malaysian Grand Prix still his first points in F1 inside. The Dutchman finished his second game off the seventh, a result which gives him six points. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the race.
The 17-year old Verstappen thus draws the second record in a short time. While he was two weeks ago, by far the youngest debutant in Formula 1 was, he is the youngest driver who drives in the points. In position for the world championship is now Verstappen tenth.
Difficult start
It seemed, moreover, be equally to a heavy afternoon for the 17-year old Verstappen, who yesterday sixth had qualified. Barely left the starting strip the son of former driver Jos Verstappen had to return all of a place. Duel with the Swede Marcus Ericsson – which Verstappen was almost off the track – he lost two places
The same Ericsson made a few rounds later addition a bug in which the safety car <. / em> appeared in the track. Verstappen still decided to make a quick pit stop and to switch to the hard tires. In an interview with British Sky he said about it:
“In the first few laps I had a difficult time on the medium tires. So when we decided to seeds and switching to hard tires. That was definitely the right choice. “
Between big boys
Through his pitstop Verstappen fell back to twelfth place, but on new tires he knew many of his backlog pick. The youth of Toro Rosso, however, showed several fantastic overtaking maneuvers.
So he explained include Daniel Ricciardo, the much larger Red Bull team, for a ride with a feint: threaten outside to pass along, brakes, and then inside along overshoot. Former driver and commentator David Coulthard after that action:
“Ricciardo is one of the raciest racers out there and now he’s being outraced by Max Verstappen.”
Just looked Verstappen with almost brutal driving even on the way to sixth place, but that was without Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari Finn had a difficult qualifying, where he finished eleventh. In the race Raikkonen drove significantly harder and he finished fourth.
Ferrari will again try
That the Ferrari after several difficult years, has found its way back up, or turned on stage. Since the highest step was in fact occupied by Sebastian Vettel, who this season was attracted by the Italian team. Behind the German was reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg second and third
Sebastian Vettel is delirious with joy after his victory in Malaysia. Photo EPA / Fazry Ismail
It seems therefore that the duo of Mercedes is no longer supreme, as was the case last year . In the season 2014 was really just bad luck Hamilton and Rosberg off the first two places. Vettel is now in its Italian car too, which is a boon to the tension in the sport.
The next Grand Prix takes about two weeks. Then, driven by the Chinese Shanghai circuit
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