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Out in force for Max

The lingering memories of the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix weekend will be the blazing sun, huge queues, packed grandstands and excellent atmosphere as thousands of fans descended on Spa-Francorchamps to watch new local hero Max Verstappen. It meant there was a lot of expectation on the 18-year-old and he failed to deliver on this occasion, but you are almost certain he will in the future and his fans will be back for more.

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.