Why Verstappen's impatience could explode F1's driver market
Max Verstappen is enduring an annus horribilis as Red Bull-Renault toils with poor reliability. If it keeps going, he will be the number-one target for the 2019 driver market
Max Verstappen's racing career is a study in impatience. He is a young man in a hurry to achieve world domination.
Multiple champion in karting; 'get me straight to Formula 3!' Immediately successful in F3; 'I must be in Formula 1 as soon as possible!' Enormously impressive as a grand prix rookie with Toro Rosso; 'put me in a top team now!' Race winner with Red Bull on his debut with the team; 'next year I must win the championship!'
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