 Verstappen akafarikanya chikamu chechipiri chakanaka kwazvo chemwaka, achiwana nzvimbo dzepodiyamu muBelgium, Singapore, Japan neUSA, iyo yekupedzisira yaakawana nzvimbo yechipiri achibva pa18th pane grid nekuda kwekutadza kumiswa mukukodzera. Verstappen ipapo akawana rukundo rwake rwechishanu rwebasa muMexico. Akanga ave akavhiringidzika zvakajeka mushure mokunge achangobva kupotsa kuva muduku wepamusoro-soro munhoroondo yeFormula One, naRicciardo achimukunda kuti ave panzvimbo yepamusoro ne 0.026 seconds. Verstappen, zvisinei, akanga ane mavambo ari nani zvikuru kupfuura Ricciardo uye akatungamirira nhangemutange kupinda mukona yokutanga, achipfuura Mercedes yaLewis Hamilton. Akanga akagadzirira kukunda 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix, apfuura Räikkönen, Vettel, Bottas naHamilton. Zvisinei, akasangana nemutyairi weForce India Esteban Ocon uyo akanga achiedza kuzvisunungura pamatayi akakurumidza. Ocon akagamuchira chirango chemasekonzi gumi chokumisa nokuenda nokuda kwechiitiko chacho. Mushure mekurovera naOcon, Verstappen akapedza ari wechipiri shure kwaHamilton. Munguva yekukakavadzana naOcon mushure memakwikwi, Verstappen akasundidzira mutyairi weForce India, izvo zvaakapiwa mazuva maviri e basa reruzhinji sechirango neFIA. Akabva apedza mwaka wake aine imwe podium paakapedza ari wechitatu mu Abu Dhabi. 