On August 30th 2016 in Amsterdam, Tag Heuer brought together almost 200 guests from the world of media and business along with celebrities to celebrate Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen. On the occasion, TAG Heuer presented the Max Verstappen Special Edition to honour his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona as the youngest Formula 1 winner ever.
The watch has a blue aluminium bezel with tachymetre scale and a specially marked orange space on the dial (from 0-180 of the tachymetre scale) with the “18” of the 180 in bold to underline the age of Max when he won his first Formula One Grand Prix. Other highlights of the watch include an orange perforated calf leather strap and “TAG Heuer Formula One Max Verstappen Youngest Grand Prix Winner Special Edition” engraved on the back of the case. This edition will be available from November 2016 in the Netherlands only.
A landmark agreement back in December 2015 saw TAG Heuer become the Official Timekeeper & Official Watch of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. The two brands announced the new name of the 2016 car, "Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer RB12", with TAG Heuer being included in the team’s official constructor listing. It is the first time a watchmaker has ever been named directly in the constructors’ listing in this way.
To celebrate the first year of partnership with the team, TAG Heuer introduced during the Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco two special watches called TAG Heuer Formula 1 Red Bull Racing Formula One Team editions with stainless steel bracelet and blue nato strap.
