Max Verstappen (L) and Jos Verstappen at the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain - Practice - Source: Getty
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen pulled his father, former F1 driver Jos Verstappen's leg, and said he was better than him after winning his third karting championship at 16. The Dutch driver has been a child prodigy in racing as he dominated the junior categories on his way to debuting at the pinnacle of motorsport at 17. The 27-year-old showcased his prowess in the single-seaters when he finished P3 in the F3 championship on his first attempt in 2014.
In an old interview resurfacing on social media, Verstappen was asked if he was better than his father at 16 despite the latter racing for teams like Benetton in F1 and if he had highlighted that to him.
"Well, actually he started with that because when I became the European [karting] champion for the first time, he said, 'I became the European champion twice in a year.' So I thought to myself, 'I'll try to do better.' So when I won my second European Championship, I immediately walked up to him and said, 'Now we're even,'" Max Verstappen said [translated from Dutch].
