Red Bull's Max Verstappen outclasses rivals and saves Red Bull in hour of need

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the Bahrain track ablaze and won the season opener in 1:31:44.742...

Rivals, particularly Mercedes, tried to trade on the Christian Horner controversy but what appeared to be their last resort has not succeeded in disrupting the season for Red Bull and Max Verstappen.P)..

All this was expected to rattle Red Bull at the season opener but to the disappointment of the rivals, Horners team has delivered a top-notch performance with Verstappen razing the rivals to the ground..

So the Verstappen performance was the need of the hour and like he had delivered for Red Bull in the last three seasons, he was up to the task once again, delivering champion stuff both in the qualifying on Friday and the race on Saturday..

While Verstappen has appeared to take a neutral stance on the matter since day one, his father Jos has changed the whole complexion of the controversy in the last few hours by saying things that dont show Horner in a good light..

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