After creating headlines for all the wrong reasons in Belgium, ESPN charts the good and the bad races of Red Bull wonderkid Max Verstappen.
The good
Hungary 2015
The first big result of his career. A chaotic race played perfectly into the hands of Verstappen and Toro Rosso, the teenager giving the first real glimpse of his potential. The result came despite an early collision with Valtteri Bottas at the start and a drive-through penalty.
Belgium 2015
A breathtaking pass on Marcus Ericsson, which started on the outside of Blanchimont and continued all the way to Bus Stop, earned praise as the move of the season. But Verstappen himself would try and top it later in the season...
Brazil 2015
Though his ninth-place finish might not look spectacular on paper, this was another race which saw Verstappen open the eyes of people watching on in the paddock. The most memorable moment was a spectacular overtake, getting alongside Sergio Perez around the outside Turn 1 and completing the move through the Senna S.
Spain 2016
On his first race with Red Bull, Verstappen etched his name into the record books as the sport's youngest race winner. After the Mercedes drivers wiped each other out at the first corner, a four-car fight for the win ensued between the Red Bulls and Ferraris. After Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel sacrificed track position, Verstappen led at mid-distance. The teenager had to hold off Kimi Raikkonen in a mammoth final stint , but did so with a faultless drive which never allowed the Ferrari to get close enough.
Canada 2016
A strong drive to fourth which included a stern defensive drive against Rosberg's late challenge. Most impressive was how he kept the fastest Mercedes at bay when it had the benefit of DRS down the backstraight, taking the inside line and forcing Rosberg to go around the outside. Rosberg, then leading the championship, eventually spun at the final chicane.
Great Britain 2016
A race which showed Verstappen's talent in the wet, catching and passing Nico Rosberg with a breathtaking move on the outside of Becketts. Eventually, Verstappen would lose out to Rosberg on track, only to inherit second post-race when the Mercedes driver was penalised for banned radio messages.
The bad
Monaco 2015
Almost his first truly spectacular drive, Verstappen carved through the field on a circuit not renowned for overtaking opportunities. During the race he displayed incredible vision to follow faster cars closely after being lapped, catching rivals dawdling as they moved over to obey the blue flags. But that performance was ruined when he violently smashed into the back of Romain Grosjean, ending up in the barriers at Turn 1.
Verstappen was at fault for the crash. On new tyres he had the benefit of extra grip and, therefore, the luxury of being able to brake much later than Grosjean, who by contrast was nursing much older tyres with less grip. The burden of responsibility was heavily on his shoulders but Verstappen refused to accept blame after the incident, labelling Grosjean dangerous.
Austria 2015
Sitting ninth late in the race, Verstappen was caught and passed by Lotus' Pastor Maldonado after an enjoyable wheel-to-wheel duel -- with the pair nearly coming to blows on several occasions before Maldonado made the move stick. Maldonado later accused Verstappen of not "respecting the rules" when it came to racing, complaining about the teenager's erratic movement under braking.
Singapore 2015
Running ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz in eighth as the pair chased down Sergio Perez, Toro Rosso asked Verstappen to move over and let his teammate through to have a go. Verstappen refused the team order, with Toro Rosso later explaining it had not made clear the instruction would have immediately been reversed had Sainz also been unsuccessful in passing the Force India. Verstappen later reasoned that father Jos would have "kicked [him] in the nuts" if he had obeyed Toro Rosso's team order.
Abu Dhabi 2015
Verstappen ended his rookie season on a low note, first running Jenson Button off the track -- earning him a handful of penalty points -- before he refused to obey blue flags after falling a lap down. He went on to finish 16th. The incidents took him to eight penalty points for his debut season, just four away from a one-race ban.
Australia 2016
His second season started as he'd ended the first. Annoyed at Toro Rosso for calling teammate Sainz in for a stop before him, despite being ahead on track, a miscommunication then meant Verstappen pitted again when the team was not expecting him to. Verstappen was livid, swearing at the team over the radio. His mood was not improved later in the race when he found himself behind Sainz and when Toro Rosso refused his request for team orders. Taking matters into his own hands, Verstappen tried to pass Sainz at Turn 3 -- the pair made contact and Verstappen spun, ending the team's hopes of a strong finish.
Monaco 2016
After claiming his maiden career win a race earlier, Verstappen came back to earth with a bang two weeks later. With Red Bull suddenly talking about back-to-back race wins Verstappen had a great chance but spent much of his weekend in the barriers, starting with an incident in qualifying, meaning he had to watch from the garage as Daniel Ricciardo claimed pole position. Verstappen struggled in the race and ended up out-braking himself at the top of Massenet, crashing out of the race.
Hungary 2016
Despite an impressive drive to fifth, Verstappen provoked fury from Kimi Raikkonen during their battle for moving under braking. The pair battled for a long while and eventually made contact through Turn 3 after Verstappen appeared to wait for Raikkonen to make a move before simply moving over into the path of the Finn.
Belgium 2016
A race which promised so much. Starting from a career-best second on the grid after a sensational qualifying performance, the Dutchman got bogged down off the line and jumped by both Ferrari. Immediately switching to the inside of the circuit, the teenager tried a very optimistic lunge down the inside of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. The three collided and immediately dropped out of contention.
Later in the race, seething at the two men he felt had ruined his race, Verstappen pushed Raikkonen and Vettel off the road at Les Combes. The first one provoked an angry Raikkonen to vent on the radio, while the latter actually cost Verstappen more time as he battled Vettel when he should have been conserving his tyres before a pit stop.