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Dutch and Belgian racing driver (born 1997)
Max Emilian Verstappen is a Dutch and Belgian racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2021 to 2024 with Red Bull, and has won 71 Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
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Town in Selangor, Malaysia
Sepang is a small border town and also a mukim in Sepang District, Selangor, Malaysia. The most known part of the town is its western part, which contains both Kuala Lumpur International Airport – Malaysia's largest airport – and the Sepang International Circuit, where the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix was and Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix is held.
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Max Verstappen topped the first practice session for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix at Malaysia's Sepang track, but Red Bull Racing boss Laurent Mekies is not celebrating yet.
The last Formula 1 driver to win a grand prix in Malaysia was quickest in the first practice session for nine years at the Sepang circuit.
Max Verstappen has set himself a target of winning one race in what’s left of the 2026 Formula 1 season, after missing out by less than two tenths of a second at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix