Verstappen's long walk home

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You have to feel for Max Verstappen. The Bahrain Grand Prix had started pretty well for the Red Bull driver, who was aiming for a podium on Sunday. But it all ended abruptly on lap 12 when his rear brakes failed going into turn 4 and he went off into the tyre barrier.

Max is just starting the long walk back to pitlane to report in to the team. Behind him, the Red Bull is being craned away as the race continues behind the safety car. It's the teenager's first retirement since the US Grand Prix last October.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.