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Max Emilian Verstappen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑks vɛrˈstɑ.pə(n)]; born 30 September 1997) is a Belgian and Dutch[3] racing driver competing in Formula One under the Dutch flag for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2021 to 2023 with Red Bull.
Verstappen is the son of former Formula One driver Jos Verstappen, and former go-kart racer Sophie Kumpen. He had a successful run in karting and single-seater categories – including FIA European Formula 3 – breaking several records.
At the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, when he was aged 17, he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula One. 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. 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.[4][5]
After winning ten Grands Prix during the 2021 season, Verstappen became Formula One World Drivers' Champion for the first time, being the first Dutch driver and the 34th driver to do so.[6] He won the next two consecutive Formula One championships in 2022 and 2023. As of the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, Verstappen has had 59 victories, 39 pole positions and 32 fastest laps. In addition to being the youngest Grand Prix winner, he holds several Formula One records, including the most wins in a season, the most podium finishes in a season, the most consecutive wins, and the most consecutive pole positions. Verstappen is set to remain at Red Bull until at least the end of the 2028 season after signing a contract extension.[7]
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- ^ "Verstappen will use #1 for 2022 F1 title defence". Formula One. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Jos Verstappen over de nationaliteit van Max" [Jos Verstappen about the nationality of Max]. GP Today (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Verstappen's Maiden Win | Spanish Grand Prix 2016, archived from the original on 13 October 2022, retrieved 21 January 2022
- ^ Ostlere, Lawrence (15 May 2016). "F1: Max Verstappen wins Spanish GP after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crash – live!". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "How Verstappen joined F1's list of World Champions". 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Max Verstappen signs bumper new deal with Red Bull until end of 2028". Formula One. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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