Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen collected two special awards for the second year in a row at the International Automobile Federation (FIA)’s gala prize-giving ceremony on Friday.

The 19-year-old won the Personality of the Year, while his overtake of Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes in the wet at the Brazilian Grand Prix was judged Action of the Year across all FIA-sanctioned series.

The personality award was voted for by the international media.

Verstappen, who became the youngest ever grand prix winner in Spain in May and is now the hottest young talent in the sport, has now won the Action of the Year award for three successive years.

He won it last year for a daring move on Brazilian Felipe Nasr around the outside at Blanchimont at the Belgian Grand Prix. In 2014, while in European F3, his last lap overtake of Italian Antonio Giovinazzi was the winner.

“I’m very happy with my second season in F1,” said the Red Bull driver. “When it started, I didn’t think it was going to be this good... hopefully we can be even more successful next year.”

Rosberg was handed his trophy at the ceremony – hours after he stunned Formula One by announcing his retirement.

“It’s mission accomplished for me. I’ve done it. That’s the dream come true,” said the German.

“When I saw this trophy for the first time straight away I had a look at where my dad was. So I found my dad down there and for me that’s one of the most emotional things about all this that I managed to achieve what he did 34 years ago and share it with him,” he added.

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