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Why it’s crunch time for Verstappen

After hitting the headlines for mistakes at each of the first four races of 2018, Max Verstappen is encountering a new problem in his Formula 1 career. How he responds to his current issues may well define exactly what he goes to achieve in the future

Max Verstappen stands at a fork in the road. One path leads to what he and many others who recognise a brilliant, irresistible talent regard as his manifest destiny of winning the world championship. Exactly what lies in the other direction - perhaps more wins but never the grand prize - is unclear, but Verstappen must turn away from the direction he's facing.

He's always been a lightning rod for criticism, but 2018 is the first time Verstappen has made a sustained run of errors that has blighted a campaign.

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