However, at the subsequent race in Malaysia, Verstappen qualified sixth and finished the race in seventh place, scoring his first Formula One points aged 17 years, 180 days, breaking the record of youngest driver to score World Championship points.
Namun, pada balapan berikutnya di Malaysia, Verstappen memenuhi syarat keenam dan selesai balapan di tempat ketujuh, mencetak Formula pertamanya satu poin berusia 17 tahun, 180 hari, memecahkan rekor pembalap termuda yang mencetak Kejuaraan Dunia poin.