MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE GP OF SPAIN TO 2016!!!

Posted on 15-05-2016 at 15:46 by Dizono – 161 Comments”

Yes, the miracle has just happened!

We have never mid-season so much written about the Formula 1 as the past two weeks and not without reason. Max Verstappen was world news when he after four races for Toro Rosso was promoted to the team of Red Bull Racing. Daniil Kvyat was the weakling and had to find a place to give it to Max and in turn to participate in the Toro Rosso.

Where everyone thought that Max was going to have to get used to the new car, showed his excellent qualification to see that he is a quick learner: he starts fourth and needs only Hamilton (pole), Rosberg (2) and team-mate Ricciardo (3) tolerate. Both Ferrari’s as well as the rest of the field, he was too fast. But he knows his place during the race to hold or even to maintain it?

14.00: the lights go out and the field is gone. Everyone seems to be good, Max including. However, Vettel Max immediately to address, but that puts Max right away right. But then! THE TWO MERCEDES CARS TO DRIVE EACH OTHER OFF! You read it right, the absolute top favorites to drive each other off in a soft raceincident. What a position for Max and Daniel, who is now on the first two spots away!

After a short safetycar is the field is back on the road. Ricciardo on one, Max immediately behind, followed by his former team-mate Carlos Sainz. What a droompodium would that be, but there are only five of the 66 laps and the Ferrari’s are hungry… Happy fight Sainz in his Toro Rosso with hand and tooth to Vettel behind him, while the two Red Bulls slowly but surely a solid lead to build up.

In round eight it succeeds Vettel unfortunately for Carlos in the slower Toro Rosso to outwit on the straight. Advantage is that Carlos, as he has the pace of Vettel a little to keep up with itself also, DRS can be open. Kvyat has a good start, he needs to find his place back to Hulkenberg and Magnussen, because he is both caught up would have during the safety car. Unfortunately Kimi two laps later, also passed Sainz and the two ferraris like a mad behind the two Red Bulls. At that time, there was a gap of four seconds between Max and Vettel, but the latter know better lap times dropping.

Ricciardo comes into the 12th round within, and that means that Max Verstappen for the first time in the lead of a Grand Prix. A Dutch record also, by the way! The party lasts but one round, because Verstappen comes in for a fresh set of tires. The stop is flawless and he comes in as the fourth back on to the track. The racebeelden are now and then interspersed with images of sad-looking Mercedes-men, who have already begun to clean up their stuff…

In round fifteen is Vettel, and the stop is perfect, but where does he return? On three, because Ricciardo and Verstappen to take the first two places back! But what are those ferraris suddenly fast, they are stringing the fastest laps of each other and put the pressure on the men of RBR properly.

‘Pull over by a fire marshal.’ That is the somewhat disturbing message that Nico Hulkenberg in the 22nd round on the radio to hear. Flames come from the exhaust on the right side, and the end of that race for the Force India driver.

Meanwhile, Vettel not only on the tail of Verstappen, but our Max is close behind race leader Ricciardo. Verstappen is not only the wild, but at the same time also the hunter. A inhaalactie for the first place seems not even to imagine, all need a ‘Mercedesje’ avoid at all times.

Already in the 29th round comes Ricciardo within, that it is clear that he is for a three stopper. Max drive so again in the lead, with Vettel in his wake. Would both RBR drivers on the same strategy? Vettel in any case, however, because that comes a round later, but only after Ricciardo on the track. Kimi and Max continue trotting around in circles and seem to be so both on a different strategy than their teammates.

In round 34, it is time for fresh rubber for Max. Are mediumbanden be swapped for a second set of Mediums, and so it seems our hero on a tweestopper to sit. That means that he will be 29 laps will have to drive on this set of tires, so caution is advised. The race also has a new leader: Kimi were times in which a round after Max the burner in diving and first place gives it back to Ricciardo.

And then turn on Max a 1:28.816 down and is thus faster than Vettel and Ricciardo on the soft! Old soft, because two laps later, Vettel to go in for a new set of rubber. Also he goes for mediums and that means that with the same tires and the same follow-up strategy behind both RBR’s. Ricciardo can, however, still just by on its soft and has so now a set of significantly fresher tires than Max, Kimi and Sebastian, but he retains his first place?

In round 43 dives Ricciardo finally go in for a set of mediums and he’ll get to the finish line drive. But the three cars in front of him-with Verstappen ahead – that also? Perhaps they are helped by Fernando Alonso, his McLaren is in the 47th round piece, and the question is whether there is a safetycar on track but will come. It does not seem likely, because the Spaniard knows his home Grand Prix on the back of his hand and has his McLaren pretty smart parked, making it yellow. Verstappen has Kimi, meanwhile, quite in his neck, panting, but makes no mistakes and stays ice cold. There so you do not Fin for…

The last fifteen laps to go, with Max at 1, Kimi behind it and Vettel and Ricciardo fighting for the third spot. Round after round, our Max the Ferrari of were times behind him, without making mistakes, without verremmen or the extreme demand of his tires. It would be…

Round 59 begins with a inhaalactie of Ricciardo on Vettel. He comes through, but gets in just too late, shoot through and have to Vettel again. But, so it can be done! To the displeasure of Vettel, who on the radio clearly show. And Verstappen remains but error-free drive… Millions of Dutch racing fans at the moment with sloshing armpits and a heart rate of 130+ behind the tv!

Ricciardo goes past Vettel in the penultimate lap, but his band is broken and so he needs to within. But Max still drives with the lead, and seems on the way to his first ever race for Red Bull to win and the youngest rider ever to a race win and the first dutchman who wins. Yes, will it? Can it? I’m barely watching, and yes!

HE WINS!!!!!!!!!!

@Dizono has tears in his eyes… Wow

VIDEO TIME!

So went to Max Verstappen across the finish line first, while Olav Mol com complete through the roof:

This was Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner from the race:

And, of course, Max Verstappen, on the highest step of the podium, listening to the Wilhemus. And what is the Netherlands proud!