Can Verstappen be F1 World Champion for a third time?
Max Verstappen won the World Drivers' Championship for the second time in his career. The next season begins in Bahrain in March.
Verstappen won the Formula One World Championship last season. He will face many challenges to repeat his success.
The new Formula 1 season is almost upon us. Verstappen is the favourite at 4/5, with Lewis Hamilton at 3/1 and Charles Leclerc at 6/ 1. Le Clerc finished second last season, while Esteban Ocon came second.
Verstappen is the current F1 World Champion. Lewis Hamilton is a two-time world champion. Hamilton will return to his Mercedes team. He won six of his seven championships with Mercedes. Last season he finished sixth, but he pushed Verstapen until the final race.
The F1 season starts on 3-5 March with the Bahrain Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen is the current World Champion. He is aiming to become only the fifth driver to win three World Driver's Championships in a row.
