Max Verstappen is in his fifth year with Red Bull and his second year with Honda as an engine supplier. The upward trend that started in 2019 was continued in 2020, although Mercedes is still a size too big. In the form of Ferrari, an important competitor for podium places was lost. Partly because of this, Verstappen has ended up on the podium in all races he has finished.
As can be seen in the overview below, that was quite different last year. At the start of the season, Verstappen was still in fourth places, the most thankless place in Formula 1. More than a year later, he has improved considerably in terms of points, even though he even started with a DNF this year.
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By the way, we must of course add that except for one race, namely the Grand Prix of Spain, all first races of 2020 were driven on different circuits than the first races of 2019. While he did not yet compete in this phase of the championship last year. won the race, Verstappen already crossed the line victorious once this year.
Lewis Hamilton, however, managed to win four Grands Prix of the first six races. That means that the reigning world champion defends a lead of 37 points against Verstappen. “We must not give up hope for the title chances, but must also remain realistic”, says Verstappen about that gap after six races.
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