@f1withnikesh: 🇲🇾 NINE YEARS LATER, MAX VERSTAPPEN IS BACK AT SEPANG. In 2017, a 20-year-old Max Verstappen stood on the top step of the podium at the Malaysian Grand Prix, taking his second Formula 1 victory and becoming the **last winner of the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit.** That race remains one of the memorable moments from the early stages of Max's career. Starting third, Max quickly found himself fighting for the lead and eventually passed Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes before taking control of the race. Sebastian Vettel recovered from last on the grid to finish fourth, while Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium alongside Max. It was Max's first victory since his breakthrough win at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, and he was still only **20 years old.** But after the 2017 race, Formula 1 left Malaysia and Sepang disappeared from the calendar. Until now. **Nine years later, we're going back to Sepang.** But this time, we're not going there for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Sepang is returning to the Formula 1 calendar in 2026 as the host of the **relocated Bahrain Grand Prix**, giving Max the chance to race at the circuit where he became the last winner of the Malaysian GP. A lot has changed since that day. The 20-year-old who was still establishing himself in Formula 1 has since become a **four-time World Champion**, a multiple-time Grand Prix winner and one of the defining drivers of this era. But Sepang remains a special part of his story. **The last Malaysian Grand Prix winner returns to the circuit nine years later.** 🇲🇾 Max Verstappen. Sepang. Nine years apart. And this time, we're going back — just for a different Grand Prix. 🏆 #f1 #Maxverstappen #sepangcircuit

Peanut Butter :

Max never had a winless season after taking his first win in 2016✨

userr110996 :

Hes lucky bcs I didn’t join

Futra Hurairah Salleh :

"..takes the MALAYSIAN Grand Prix.." 🥰

monkeywrench09 :

Are you telling me that we will get Max winning to celebrate this memory???

cabaimari!!! :

max win hometown again

dohkanz :

and he woooon

أيمن :

Max verstappen repeat podium nanti 😁😁

qee :

and he did it again at Sepang!

𝓭 :

he won back at 29 y/o and also at Sepang! [Fire]

danny :

what a cool livery at that time

dhliy :

He won again 🔥🔥

Dango :

AND HE WINS

D :

Again today 🏆

F1withNikesh :

Ok guys, I’ve posted this because I obviously want Max to win this weekend, but from what I’ve heard, Milton Keynes has a different target this weekend. The priority is always a podium, but Sepang is mainly about testing the car and gathering data. The slow-corner issue is fixed, but mid-corner understeer and high-speed corner exits are still concerns, while Mercedes’ upgrade could be worth 2–5 tenths. All we can do is hope something goes in Max’s favor, because otherwise it looks almost impossible. 😭

Flightlogs :

Only driver to carry an inferior car

𝙎𝙮𝙯𝙖.🦋 :

TaroMilkTea :

this race a days after his birthday 😭

Sublime grace :

hoping for repeating the same results

TampurakShoop :

mandalika ketar ketir🤣

Nikonate :

You know what that is?

Maria 🫦 :

Hoping for a win or a podium on his birthday week 🥳

lilyjameerah :

Max the 🐐🙌🏻

Tok Sagor :

max je ke yg pernah race sepang?

𝓩𝓱𝓪𝓯𝓻𝓪𝓷 :

Hamilton kuat masa ni kt Mercedes

bleebloop :

perhaps sepang circuit is max lucky charm 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️