Verstappen has three younger half-siblings from his father a sister, Blue Jaye, from his second marriage and a brother and sister, Jason Jaxx and Mila Faye, from his current marriage. Verstappen's parents separated when he was young, after which he lived with his father while his sister Victoria lived with their mother. Max Emilian Verstappen was born on 30 September 1997 in Hasselt, Belgium to Jos Verstappen and Sophie Kumpen, and has a younger sister, Victoria.

Verstappen is set to remain at Red Bull until at least the end of the 2028 season after signing a contract extension. He scored his second grand slam at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. He scored the first hat-trick of his career at the 2021 French Grand Prix and his first grand slam at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix. He won his second consecutive Formula One championship the next season.Īs of the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix, Verstappen has achieved 38 victories and 23 pole positions. After winning the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Verstappen became the first Dutch driver to win the Formula One World Championship, and the 34th Formula One World Drivers' Champion. At the age of 18, he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix on his debut for Red Bull Racing, becoming the youngest-ever driver and the first Dutch driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. After spending the 2015 season with Scuderia Toro Rosso, Verstappen started his 2016 campaign with the Italian team before being promoted to parent team Red Bull Racing after four races as a replacement for Daniil Kvyat.

He had a successful run in junior karting and single-seater categories – including KF3, WSK World Series, KZ2 and European Formula 3 – beating several records.Īt the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, when he was aged 17 years, 166 days, he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula One. Verstappen is the son of racing drivers Jos Verstappen, who also competed in Formula One, and Sophie Kumpen. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Max Emilian Verstappen ( Dutch: born 30 September 1997) is a Dutch-Belgian racing driver and the 20 Formula One World Champion.

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