6 Curiosities About Racing Driver Max Verstappen
Max Emilian Verstappen, born 30 September 1997, is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. (read more)
1. Max took no time getting up to speed with single seaters, scoring a podium in his very first weekend in Formula 3 at Silverstone, then winning a race in the next event at Hockenheim. Six wins followed and with 11 podiums so far, he now lies second in the FIA European Formula 3 championship. Impressive stuff for a rookie!
2. Moves up to mini-max karting category in 2007. He wins every race on the calendar and also wins a Dutch title. In 2008, he won three karting titles and does it again in 2009.
3. Verstappen? That’s right, Max is the son of Dutch F1 star Jos Verstappen or “Jos the Boss” as he was known by his legion of fans. Jos competed in Formula One for eight years and while he scored two podium finishes, he was better known for his miraculous escape from a pit fire at Hockenheim in 1994. Max’s mother was also pretty handy behind the wheel, as a highly successful karter, so it’s not really a surprise that Max caught the racing bug.
4. May 15, 2016. Becomes Formula One's youngest race winner at the Spanish Grand Prix, aged 18 years and 227 days. The previous youngest was Germany's Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 and 73 days when he won with Toro Rosso at Monza in 2008.
5. Father and former F1 racer Jos Verstappen is Dutch, mother and former karting racer Sophie Kumpen is Belgian. Max competes with a Dutch licence
6. Moves into single seaters in 2014 and stands out in the FIA European F3 championship, qualifying fourth in his first race and winning his sixth. He also won the F3 Masters at Zandvoort.
6 Curiosities About Racing Driver Max Verstappen
1. Max took no time getting up to speed with single seaters, scoring a podium in his very first weekend in Formula 3 at Silverstone, then winning a race in the next event at Hockenheim. Six wins followed and with 11 podiums so far, he now lies second in the FIA European Formula 3 championship. Impressive stuff for a rookie!
2. Moves up to mini-max karting category in 2007. He wins every race on the calendar and also wins a Dutch title. In 2008, he won three karting titles and does it again in 2009.
3. Verstappen? That’s right, Max is the son of Dutch F1 star Jos Verstappen or “Jos the Boss” as he was known by his legion of fans. Jos competed in Formula One for eight years and while he scored two podium finishes, he was better known for his miraculous escape from a pit fire at Hockenheim in 1994. Max’s mother was also pretty handy behind the wheel, as a highly successful karter, so it’s not really a surprise that Max caught the racing bug.
4. May 15, 2016. Becomes Formula One's youngest race winner at the Spanish Grand Prix, aged 18 years and 227 days. The previous youngest was Germany's Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 and 73 days when he won with Toro Rosso at Monza in 2008.
5. Father and former F1 racer Jos Verstappen is Dutch, mother and former karting racer Sophie Kumpen is Belgian. Max competes with a Dutch licence
6. Moves into single seaters in 2014 and stands out in the FIA European F3 championship, qualifying fourth in his first race and winning his sixth. He also won the F3 Masters at Zandvoort.
6 Curiosities About Racing Driver Max Verstappen
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