Max Verstappen

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.

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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)

Origin

Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium

Height

181 cm

Occupation

racing automobile driver / Formula One driver / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

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

• Official sitehttps://www.verstappen.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maxverstappen1/
• Xhttps://x.com/Max33Verstappen
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Verstappen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%83%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2239218

Tags

• Limburg
• racing automobile driver
• Formula One driver
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.