Max Verstappen Profile, Young Racer In Formula 1 Who Becomes The 2022 Formula 1 World Champion
YOGYAKARTA Profile Max Verstappen has received the spotlight from the world after he won the 2022 Formula 1 (F1) world title. The Red Bull Racing rider successfully won the title after he won the Japanese GP F1 race in October 2022 which was held at the SUzuka Circuit, Japan.
Max Verstappen is a young racer born in Hasselt, Belgium on September 30, 1997. Although he was born in Belgium, Max Verstappen is now a Dutch citizen.
Verstappen's passion for racing seems to come from his parents, Jos Verstappen and Sophie Kumpen. Max's father himself was a racer in F1, while his mother was a former gokart racer.
Since childhood Max Verstappen has been familiar with racing. Initially he tried the Go-kart circuit in 2003 when he was 6 years old. The first junior championship he participated in was the Belgium Mini Championship (VAS) in 2005.
On the official F1 website, it was stated that Verstappen began his F1 debut at a very young age of 17 years 166 days. His debut started with Grandprix Australia which was held on March 15, 2015 and made him the youngest rider in F1.
In the 2016 season, Max Verstappen was appointed the main driver in the Red Bull team due to his fine performance in the previous season.
Shortly after that, Verstappen again drew the spotlight of F1 fans for successfully winning the 2016 Spanish Grandprix. He achieved this moment at the age of 18 years and 228 days. This victory made him the youngest racer to ever climb to the podium.
Max Verstappen's victory continues. In the 2021 season, Max Verstappen won the world title for the first time in the seventh season. He was able to maintain this title until 2022 after defeating Lewis Hamilton, who became his rival.
The official F1 website calls Max Verstappen the 11th racer to successfully defend his world title, side by side with Michael Schumacher.
On the Formula1News website, former Formula One (F1) racer Nico Rosberg also gave his advice to Max Verstappen. He considered that Verstappen would soon join the world's best F1 riders.
Max Verstappen is a brilliant racer. I am quite sure that he will soon join the five best F1 riders of all time," said Rosberg as quoted by Formula1news.
The 25-year-old also successfully broke the winning record as well as the most points that could be scored in just one season. He won 15 wins in F1 for the 2022 season. This number beat the joint record held by Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher who only won 13.
In addition, Max Verstappen also broke Sebastian Vettel's record for the most records in one year. Max himself was able to collect 454 points from 22 races during F1 2022.
Name: Max Emilian Verstappen
Fathers and Mothers: Jos Verstappen and Sophie Kumpen
Place, Birth Date: Belgium, September 30, 1997
Citizenship: Netherlands
Body High: 1.81 cm
Team: Red Bull Racing
Social Media: @maxverstappen1
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