What is Verstappen’s record against his F1 team-mates?

The job of Max Verstappen’s team-mate is one of the hardest in Formula 1 with huge mental strength required to go up against the four-time world champion.

He has so far had five team-mates in the series with a few of them being battered and bruised from the experience at Red Bull.

So, how do the head-to-head records stack up?

Max Verstappen vs Carlos Sainz (2015-16)

Verstappen and Carlos Sainz both contested their rookie seasons together as team-mates at Red Bull’s junior squad, Toro Rosso, in 2015. While Verstappen was fast-tracked to F1 with just one campaign of single-seater racing under his belt, Sainz, who is three years older than Verstappen, was well-seasoned and had been part of Red Bull’s set-up since 2010.

Their time together wasn’t always peaceful, with tensions often flaring between their fathers – Jos Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Sr – while Max sparked controversy by refusing orders in Singapore to let his team-mate overtake.

Nonetheless, Verstappen got the better of Sainz in 2015, scoring 49 points to the Spaniard’s 18 which featured two impressive fourth-place finishes in Budapest and Austin.

The duo started 2016 as team-mates again but would not end the year as such, as just four grands prix into the season Verstappen replaced Daniil Kvyat at Red Bull. That was after another impressive start to the year for the Dutchman, who subsequently went on to win world titles at Red Bull, while a move to Renault was next on the cards for Sainz before finally getting to the front of the grid with transfers to McLaren and Ferrari.

Verstappen’s first Red Bull team-mate was Daniel Ricciardo, and the 2016 season was also a close one in the team. While…