Father Jos Denies Allegations Of Him Abusing Max Verstappen

Accusations that Jos Verstappen “abused” his son Max during the two-time champion’s journey to Formula 1 have been refuted.

The 25-year-old Max Verstappen’s journey to Formula One is the subject of an official document that has recently been made public. According to the Red Bull driver, “very close family members” were engaged in the project.

Father Jos Denies Allegations Of Him Abusing Max Verstappen

One episode of the series, according to the Swedish tabloid Expressen, addresses persistent claims that former F1 driver Jos Verstappen’s parenting style verged on “abuse.”

“I’m normally not a guy who really likes to open up about these kinds of things, but I think it does give you a bit more of an insight into how everyone lived through that period,” he said.“There are people who say I’m a bad father because I abused my child,” Jos is quoted as saying. “I never abused him!

“I raised him, I was hard on him. That was my plan,” the 51-year-old added.

“Many people cannot imagine what it takes to reach the absolute top level of a sport,” Verstappen snr added.

Franz Tost, the boss at Red Bull’s second F1 team Alpha Tauri, agrees with Verstappen that Max’s formative years were a “sensational education”.

“That started with his parents, who both raced and put Max into karts at an early age,” he told Sport1.

“His father Jos prepared every detail for Max, but Max then had to implement it. He has everything a champion needs now,” Tost added.

“Just like Fangio, Senna, Prost, Schumacher, Vettel or Hamilton, they are all made the same way – in addition to super talent, they have a total focus on their sport and the selfishness to assert themselves.

“This also includes annoying your team,” he smiled. “You can forget about a driver who never complains.”

 

 

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