Max Verstappen has revealed he destroyed his Formula One racing shoes due to how hard he was pushing at the U.S. Grand Prix.
The Dutchman put in one of the drives of his Formula One career to finish second at the Circuit of the Americas after starting from 18th on the grid. Verstappen's recovery was remarkable, going from 18th to fourth in the opening ten laps of the race.
Verstappen managed to get ahead of Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas through the pit stop phase for third. The 21-year-old then resisted the pressure from championship leader Lewis Hamilton in the closing laps to eventually finish second behind race winner Kimi Raikkonen.