Max Verstappen caused a sensation at the FIA ​​awards ceremony

Max Verstappen received three awards at the FIA ​​awards ceremony held on Friday December 4 at the Théâtre du Lido in Paris based on votes cast for Personality of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Action of the Year .

The Personality of the Year award was given by the media accredited for the event, while that of the Rookie of the Year was awarded by the FIA ​​Drivers Commission. The Dutchman received for the second time in a row the trophy for Action of the Year for his overtaking of Felipe Nasr at the Blanchimont corner during the Belgian Grand Prix, voted best action of the season by the public vote carried out on the internet.

“I am impressed to have received three awards at such an event at the end of my first season in F1 », commented the pilot Toro Rosso. “It is a great honor to have been awarded the title of Rookie of the Year by the Drivers Commission and I must admit that I did not expect to achieve two 4th places this season in F1. As for Personality of the Year, I'm surprised to have been elected, but it's nice to know that the media likes me. »

This is the first time that a driver has received these three awards at an FIA awards ceremony.

Photos from the FIA ​​awards ceremony