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My Take
Max Verstappen is the rare athlete who makes dominance interesting. Four consecutive world titles from 2021 to 2024 could have made Formula One predictable, but I find myself studying his laps the way I would a great pianist's phrasing: the braking points, the throttle patience, the refusal to settle for second even when the championship is safe. Born in Hasselt to a racing family and flying the Dutch flag, he carries two countries' expectations and seems weightless under them. What I respect most is his bluntness; he says what he thinks and drives like he means it, and the scary part is how much may still be coming.
Overview
Max Emilian Verstappen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑks fɛrˈstɑpə(n)]; born 30 September 1997) is a Dutch and Belgian racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2021 to 2024 with Red Bull, and has won 71 Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Verstappen
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・フェルスタッペン
- Reading
- まっくす・ふぇるすたっぺん
- Born
- September 30, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / Formula One driver / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Talent of the year
- 2016 Dutch Sportsman of the year
- 2016 Lorenzo Bandini Trophy
- 2021 Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Racing automobile driver — see all → · Formula One driver — see all → · More people from Belgium →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.