Sunday, 15 May 2016

Max Verstappen wins Spanish Grand Prix

Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana Pirelli 2016 served up a battle royal between Red Bull and Ferrari, with Max Verstappen becoming the youngest F1 winner in history as he took an amazing victory from Kimi Raikkonen in his very first race with his new team.
It came after Mercedes Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton had dramatically collided into retirement on lap 1 in an incident which the stewards are investigating. Verstappen, aged just 18, held off relentless pressure from Raikkonen in the closing laps, while behind them Ferrari Sebastian Vettel did the same from the Sister Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo, until the Australian right rear tyre deflated just a lap from home.

Ricciardo came home fourth nonetheless, followed by William Valtteri Bottas, Toro Rosso Carlos Sainz and Force India Sergio Perez. Williams Felipe Massa, McLaren Jenson Button and Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat completed the top ten. The Mercedes aside, there were just three other retirements. Nico Hulkenberg pulled off with flames licking from the rear of his Force India on lap 22, Fernando Alonso home race ended with power loss on his McLaren on lap 47, and Romain Grosjean brought his Haas into the Garage on lap 58.

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