Jos Verstappen has received praise from 1996 world champion Damon Hill and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner for the way in which he has raised his son, and now world champion, Max. Jos claimed two podiums in a career that took him to teams such as Benetton and Arrows, and ended in 2003 after
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Max Verstappen has opened up on his mentality late on in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year, and insists he was not prepared to give up despite the deficit he had to rival Sir Lewis Hamilton. The pair entered the final round of 2021 level on points following a remarkable season of racing, and
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Dutch journalist Erik van Haren has reported that Max Verstappen has agreed and is set to sign a new contract with Red Bull in the coming days. Having won the championship in 2021, Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko advised that the team would not be able to offer him the circa $54 million that
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed how the Milton Keynes team pried Max Verstappen away from the clutches of Mercedes when he was a junior driver. Verstappen debuted in 2015 for Toro Rosso alongside Carlos Sainz having participated in his first practice session the year previous at the tender age of just 16.
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Newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen has revealed the concern he felt for his father Jos following his dramatic championship victory last year. Jos stood on the podium twice in his own Formula 1 career that spanned eight seasons and took him to teams such as Benetton, Arrows and Minardi. From the ashes of the
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Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, is not best pleased with what he perceives to be a sudden Belgian adoption as their own of the 24-year-old. Max, who has dual-nationality due to Jos being Dutch and his mother, Sophie Kumpen, being Belgian, claimed his maiden Formula 1 world title in dramatic style at last year’s Abu Dhabi
MoreDutch racing driver Jos Verstappen is set to jump back behind the wheel of a race car, but this time he will try his hand at rallying. Verstappen scored two podiums in 106 Formula 1 starts between 1994 and 2003, and his son Max entered F1 12 years after Jos’ retirement. He has watched the
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AlphaTauri team manager Graham Watson says that Red Bull had to tell Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, to step back and let the team do their job in the early part of the young Dutchman’s F1 career. Jos Verstappen raced for seven teams over his 206 F1 grand prix starts, and his son, Max, was brought
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Jos Verstappen, the father of F1 Championship leader Max, has said that his son is unlikely to leave Red Bull for Mercedes anytime soon. Verstappen was approached by Mercedes in 2014, as the Silver Arrows looked to lure him away from Red Bull’s junior driver programme. However, the Dutchman decided to stick with Red Bull,
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Max Verstappen is hoping that having Sergio Perez as his Red Bull team-mate next season will help him compete against the two Mercedes up front. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story again However, unless Red Bull can out-develop the Silver Arrows, 2021 nevertheless looks set to be another year of
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