Yes, and, this piece, how they all talk, is so, so nice. Wish Sky could return to these kind of class work. Pure and the feeling they already all had, came true!
@@kurayami2611 if you live in Monaco and the Monaco F1 can only be won from pole , then to cause a red flag and not have competition for pole position, its a payback.
The most amazingly underrated depiction of Jos/Max. Jos is so often lazily portrayed as some evil abusive Dr Frankenstein, but this guy who who made it to the Pinnacle, whose career was definitively impacted by how unflattering it was to be Michael's teammate-- went and literally bet it all on his son. To the detriment of his own life (at the time). Seriously, how rare is that?!
Eddie called it then, and he called it recently. What I also like is Max expressing his appreciation for Alonso, adding "but you can't be someone else". With the knowledge that Fernando became a Max fan when he was out of a seat for a couple of years and was watching the races from home, because he recognized himself in the young Max. Now they've developed a genuine friendship.
I cannot fathom the dedication jos put in for his son from the get go,his life revolved his son’s passion and also max for how appreciative he is of his father and for how his dad followed his son in his passion.max meant when he was asked who was his racing hero and he replied his dad.
Jos has the reputation of being a bit of a hot-head, but when you see how much dedication he puts into the career of his son you can only admire his commitment.
Actually quite admirable that EJ mentioned Max along with Senna and Schumacher back in those early days. We were dreaming/hoping in NL, but for someone with his reputation to call it is quite something.
The hunger Max shows demonstrates why he is so successful. He knows how an engine works, how suspension geometry works, he's more at one with the car than most other drivers. It reminds me of how Alonso was at Minardi, staying up until midnight in the garage to help the mechanics fix the car, not only because he wants to, but because he has the knowledge.
looking at this footage from 7 +years ago and see how the approach of the family verstappen by the british media nowadays is ...................... i think it started when max started winning races , being a treath to all racing drivers especially the british drivers !
Wow this video had me in tears, The Love the time and effort that Jos has put in to Max and his career is something else. I'm a Max fan and have being for years now. hopefully we will see him win a few more championships.
Just Amazing, the depth of Max should be no surprise seeing where he has come from, and now this year all the blood sweat & tears of Jos especially & of course Max must make them both feel in a way complete, I am in such Awe of them both and what a team they make here is to many more years and many more successes in the years ahead, It makes me very happy knowing that Jos is reaping some rewards for all his dedication and love for his son, Cheers to Max & Jos keep them in your mirrors! congratulations Dx
What an inspiring story this is.. The passion, the mindset, the way they put dreams into actions. I truly respect Max and everybody that appreciates their chances in life this much. Enjoy every little thing you do today and be grateful of everything you have. Then goals will be reached. Great Vid.
+Roberto Baggio Yes for sure! This a great video and insight. Max is like a child prodigy or something. To be able to drive an F1 car at 17/18 not sure his age now, is staggering. He might be a natural with his feet and have an eye for speed and the perfect apex, but all the dials and buttons on the Torro Rosso wheel to learn. Also all the media committments etc etc. What an amazing kid and driver and all round top person. He's my new favourite F1 driver. Keep up the hard work. Jamie from U.K.
Max Verstappen did not have that much money, sure his father had some but not enough to really make it into F1. RedBull really deserves credit for investing so much in real talent!
Look at that infamous rain race in Malaysia. The great Schumacher having trouble passing Jos driving in his inferior Arrows with Asiatech engine comparing to the very quick Ferrari of Michael. Michael gave Jos a huge compliment after thar race by stating that Jos was the fastest driver that day, only his car wasn't!!
Even in the Netherlands there always was a lot of joking about Jos Verstappen, how he would always find himself in a graveltrap somehow. We have the SuperMax song now but back in the day there was a song about Jos as well (also cringy EDM) which went "hallo ik ben Jos, en mijn rempedaal zit los", it doesn't rhyme in English but it translates to "hello my name is Jos, and my brake pedal is loose". I think for him producing a talent like Max must besides all the obvious feelings also feel like revenge on the public view people had on him.
How ironic Max at 4:35 while driving the simulator is using the Mercedes car with Lewis's number 44 on it and in 2021 season Max 33 beat Lewis 44. Amazing.
@@model101t800 It's probably just because the game he played didn't have Toro Rosso or Red Bull cars in it (F1 as a whole might be a mod in that game), and since the BBC came to record he chose the Mercedes, or maybe that car is literally the only one.
I cant help watch things like this and be sad, when i was 4 i wanted to be an f1 driver, but my family could barely afford the house we lived in, let alone a season in karting. I'll never forget that no we cant afford it from my dad. Every other birthday my dad would take me karting, but thats all we could afford. Im now 17 and have got myself a job with the sole focus of buying the necessary equipment to go racing, and win. Ive got my sim rig, gloves next, then helmet, then shoes, the overalls, then national d license, then whatever car i can fond that is eligable for a series in the 250 motorclub, if not then ill look for karts.
Hey James I’d like to say I love your passion and determination. Not all of us are lucky financial wise but I love to see that you’re trying to fulfil your lifelong dream of racing. I wish you luck for the future mate
I would recommend karting mate, since you're 17 you will be in seniors in either the rotax or x30 class if you're in the UK like me, closest racing you'll ever get and the most affordable way to race, it's still expensive obviously but nothing beats blasting down the straight at 70+mph with your arse an inch off the ground, that speed and that close to the ground it feels like 100+
@@h0welss i litterally went karting yesterday 😂 just a rent kart, but s great bit of fun, my back today though is apsolutely broken, its bruised to buggery, i cant deal with this every other weekend if i was to join a championship or something, is it just the rent seats or do u lot have some serious back care? 😂
@@jamesmiddleton8335 rental karts are usually pretty old and very out of shape. They also have very little grip since the tracks usually run the tyres until they are absolutely destroyed before putting new ones on to save money. A race kart will be nicer to your back but your ribs might hurt from the cornering forces and going over bumps at much higher speeds, good to get a good rib protector, they're a bit pricy but damn are they worth it
his dad was was really talented, you could see that in the rain driving an arrows and overtaking mclarens ( mclarens used to be fast, hehe) Rain is the great equalizer
+Jeroen Wubbels i remember michael shumacher mentioning jos his pace at the pressconference afte that race . jos was super but he never got a competative car so he had to push it more and crash more because of that . thats the curse of coming from a small country , hard to find sponsors
2:30 besides the obvious talent, MV at seven had yet another advantage over his rivals, a physiological advantage; he was very light, and small making the entire package more aerodynamic, and he did something many important drivers, like Senna, failed to do which was winning the karting world championship. For anyone interested, there is a brilliant article on BBC about how Jos built Max to be who he is, but also, how his own psyche, aided by his mother, herself a brilliant race car driver, made him into the miracle he is. And a characteristic I feel is most important is the fact he is psychologically centered, almost laid back, and his radio communication with the pit crew show this, like the last race, the most important in his life.
You can tell Jos is living vicariously through Max. That is dedication and alot of risk taking for someone that is now no longer in F1 earning a lot of money. Jos is course supporting his son's aspirations but as well as achieving through Max what he wanted to achieve but was unable to achieve in his F1 career.
Jos was the best starter and rain driver i have ever seen.Remember a race at Interlagos in the rain that he demolished the whole field by over a second a lap in a footwork hart and the race in Malaisia when he went up to 2nd place but it dried and he could hold it.Think in that race he went from 18 to 6 in 2 corners.Max is driving like Senna and he will be multiple world champion, no doubt.
@@Ryzard Even with all of Verstappen's recent success, Lewis Hamilton still has a higher winning percentage than Verstappen! I'm far from a Hamilton fan, but Verstappen's talents are way over hyped. Do you think Max could win in a non RB car?
@@juanesteban8827 I wasn't really making commentary, just finding it funny to see all the older comments going either like "just saw his first race!" or "wow, he's getting good!" while unaware of the future ahead. That aside, yes, Lewis has a higher win% than Verstappen, dunno why that's relevant here though, but I'll go into my thoughts since you asked, hopefully my reasoning makes sense :) TL;DR: (btw no intention to argue here, I just love researching this stuff) I do not think he's over hyped (any more than other comparable drivers), and I don't think the winning percentage is really reflective here, for reasons I will go into. Also, I absolutely could see Max winning outside of Red Bull. He won in cars worse relative to the field than Lewis has had in 2022/3 at times, and was regularly a forward threat in a worse car. Assuming he has a car that can realistically compete for podiums and has a sharpish front, he will be there. Ultimately, the other drivers, TPs, and recruiters all currently value Max at an insane level, and it's hard not to see why. I don't think he's any more overhyped than Lewis himself, to be honest. Is he the second coming of christ? of course not. But he is by no means mediocre, or anything but a top 3 driver, minimum (my other considerations being Lewis and Fernando, though I can see arguments for a couple others on the grid) *(DIVIDER FOR MY REASONING/STATS I LOOKED AT! Some of this was pretty interesting! I hadn't bothered to check the % before!)* Max has been in much worse cars than Lewis has with Toro Rosso, and when he did get to red bull, the car wasn't winning the constructors until he'd been driving for 6 of his 9 years. For LH, that was year 1 (DSQ due to spygate being a different matter) From what I can see, the gap is 31.0% to Lewis, and 29.8% to Max, and that could potentially overturn this year. And that's comparing someone with nearly a decade less experience, and 5 less titles, to the winningest f1 driver in history. The fact that the stats are so close, or comparable at all, is insane to me, and it's really hard to brush that to the side. Lewis has been in F1 since 2007. Out of those years, he has never had a car worse than third best, and he has (arguably) never been the second driver for any significant amount of time, if at all, when it comes to development and continuity. In those 17 years, he's had the best (generally) car in about 9, over half of them, and there are arguments for more or less. Max joined in 2015 with Toro Rosso, the ~7th best car. He only reached the main team part way through 2016, and from there was in a car that was designed around an incumbent and proven race winning driver. Once in that car, he would become the first driver by 2018/19, the car being 3rd in 2017-19, ~250-300 points from Mercedes, and second following that. Obviously, in 2022, this is no longer the case. BUT - He's been in the sport for ~9 years, and so far only 3 have had the best car. So ~50% vs ~33% in terms of car dominance, much less actually being the number one. And Max has driven outside the top 3 cars before, as well, in a sub-seventy point scoring team. That's gonna significantly skew that ratio.
@@Ryzard All valid point. Let me just say from the beginning, I'm not a Hamilton fan. He's incredibly talented and I would take him heads up against Max, in equal machinery, any day of the week. That being said, I think his raw talent as a driver is overrated. I think Sainz is the best pure driver on the grid right now. If you go back and look at the first 4-5 years of Verstappen's career, he got away with a LOT - I swore he'd kill himself or someone else before he won a championship (thankfully I was wrong). It always seemed like the cookie crumbled in Verstappen's favor. When you add to that the adulation he was getting from commentators before he accomplished anything substantial and then the cluster fu_k that was Abu Dhabi and the cost cap violation....I'm not a conspiracy theorist but come on.
@@juanesteban8827 I think it's interesting that you say that, actually, because I've heard similar, but I've heard the inverse as well, especially from some of the other drivers and TPs when talking about the drivers. There seems to be a lot of pretty universal respect for both Lewis and Max at this point, though I do agree that to an extent both are overrated, in a way. That's kinda how winning goes, though. That being said, in their current states, I think max sweeps Lewis fairly easily. If you were to send them back to 2020 and before, I'd probably need to lean towards Lewis, but these years have not been kind to him, and I don't think his heart is in it (that, or he's just truly out of his comfort zone in the upper midfield). I generally rate the two drivers similarly. I do find it nice that you gave a shout to Sainz, who absolutely deserves one alongside Alonso, though neither of their stats show it as much as they arguably should (the former more than the latter, but Sainz has also not been around as long) I think that being able to see much in terms of completely objective skill expression is really hard in the world of politics that is f1, and it can be annoying to see drivers that deserve and have the skill to fight for titles, completely unable to do so. While I wouldn't advocate for F1 to be a spec series, I would be really interested to see how the cookie crumbles if it was one. -- On the subject of Hamilton and Verstappen, it's also really interesting your recounting of Max's early career, because it really mirrors how people thought of Hamilton (though ofc Lewis was in a top tier car day one) in terms of how dangerous he drove, and his reputation with the teams/media/stewards. He has also gotten away with a LOT, and I mean a boat load, and both were originally known for being fast but incredibly dangerous (insert Lauda quote here) Similar can be said for drivers like Shumacher, and obviously champions from before him like Senna, who were... More or less complete and total assholes in the car. Alonso too. Around 130R, knowing Michael would break first, because "at times like that, I always remember that Michael has two kids" The key to this pattern is that in most cases, that reputation doesn't really stick once they have experience in a dominant car. You can look at Vettel, Max, Lewis, etc. All of them suddenly started to learn to choose fights, and be a lot more careful, that being in the car that was advantaged to finish in front means you have more to lose in a collision. And then you see where Max and Lewis don't dnf, especially to actual contact, for years. It's also notable that Lewis was absolutely getting hype and love as well, and he had many of his own mistakes in those seasons, both more recent and less recent. Another thing to note with the hype surrounding max was that it was the commentators doing their job. It's like with Leclerc, Hamilton, Sainz, or Norris now. Anyone that seems potentially able to fight Max is hyped up, including Perez in 2023 - because he is winning. Piastri too. Max was in that position, as well as Vettel during 2018, during those first years in his career. He was the challenger keeping things interesting, so he got attention. It's how media will continue to run forever, for better or for worse :s All that being said, again, I rate them fairly evenly, I just think that picking out one stat that will overturn with a lot of leading factors to say one driver is better or worse is a bit uncharitable, and it's hard to really say much definitively because of the gaps in age and teams going back and forth.
They run a really impressive setup, but it also makes me a little sad that even in karting you need a factory and millions of dollars of equipment to even have a chance of being competitive. The working, middle, and even upper middle class really don't have a chance of being in modern F1, no matter how talented they potentially are.
The Vestappen family originates from a trailer park. But obviously, it took a lot of money to get Jos in F1 so you know, most people that are not ultra rich don't want to spend that much on a gamble.
@@jakewilliams8328 yeah.. that is why now several series are making budget caps and trying to reduce cost. F1 and the WEC comes to mind. With the end of LMP1 they are trying tonreduce the budget from 100 million to around 25-30 million. And we can see the upsides. Peugeot, audi, ferrari and porsche will be back at le mans. I hope the budget cap will make f1 more interesting. But ye.. when it comes to drivers it is still impossible to get to f1 w/o deep pockets. Ocon being an exception.
@@yukumoblood6292 It still took a lot of money to get young Hamilton in a kart and keep him there for many years. He had opportunities that other kids can only dream of.
Wow, seeing this as a dutchman, offcourse it gives you the goosebumbs, but also to see how big names talk about him. I hope Max will be that new generation of drivers who dare to race, who can make a difference, hope that Schumacher jr will be on his side. Schumacher will not have it's dad on his side, but hope Jos will keep an eye open...;)
In the next pitbox you see the name of Nico Hulkenberg. Still/again racing in F1 in 2024. Even Jos Verstappen raced against Hulkenberg in 2005/2006 (at A1GP ).
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He’s now a world champion. What a journey it was.
Yes, and, this piece, how they all talk, is so, so nice. Wish Sky could return to these kind of class work. Pure and the feeling they already all had, came true!
Bad teammate tho from what happened
@@kurayami2611 if you live in Monaco and the Monaco F1 can only be won from pole , then to cause a red flag and not have competition for pole position, its a payback.
3 Time World Champion
4-th wdc
Looking at this beautiful video and he just became a 4th time world champion. Jos created a legend 😊😅
The most amazingly underrated depiction of Jos/Max. Jos is so often lazily portrayed as some evil abusive Dr Frankenstein, but this guy who who made it to the Pinnacle, whose career was definitively impacted by how unflattering it was to be Michael's teammate-- went and literally bet it all on his son. To the detriment of his own life (at the time). Seriously, how rare is that?!
A failed dream relived through their children? Not rare at all. But it usually doesn't work so well.
Max is a multi millionaire now.
Thanx dad.
M4X 😅
Eddie called it then, and he called it recently. What I also like is Max expressing his appreciation for Alonso, adding "but you can't be someone else". With the knowledge that Fernando became a Max fan when he was out of a seat for a couple of years and was watching the races from home, because he recognized himself in the young Max. Now they've developed a genuine friendship.
Unlike Max and Russel 😂
I cannot fathom the dedication jos put in for his son from the get go,his life revolved his son’s passion and also max for how appreciative he is of his father and for how his dad followed his son in his passion.max meant when he was asked who was his racing hero and he replied his dad.
And 9 years later, look at where we are now. 4 times world champion… what a journey it has been. And hopefully many more championships to come.
Ahhh, the good old days, when the BBC actually produced something watchable!
Jos has the reputation of being a bit of a hot-head, but when you see how much dedication he puts into the career of his son you can only admire his commitment.
Nico van Os I think every dad will do that for his child, if they have the change and the money. Still i have alot respect for Jos that he did it.
"hot-head'? That's being polite about it but you're right. lol
a bit 😂😂😂
Dedication doesn't weigh heavier than physical abuse of children, spouse, etc...
@@vincentpostma every dad won't go through this much for their son. What universe are you occupying!?
And today he won the 2022 World Drivers Championship .
Max the Legend💪
And 2023 and 2024
Leading to 4 World titles, breaking records all the time. Dedication, persistence, hard work, talent, guts and a good car with fantastic team.
8:50 Eddie clearly knowing what he's saying 💯
Congratulations Max and family... all the efforts were paid off... you are the world champion now... hope many more will come in the future... =)
Verstappen is the Cruijf after the millenium!
Actually quite admirable that EJ mentioned Max along with Senna and Schumacher back in those early days. We were dreaming/hoping in NL, but for someone with his reputation to call it is quite something.
The hunger Max shows demonstrates why he is so successful. He knows how an engine works, how suspension geometry works, he's more at one with the car than most other drivers. It reminds me of how Alonso was at Minardi, staying up until midnight in the garage to help the mechanics fix the car, not only because he wants to, but because he has the knowledge.
looking at this footage from 7 +years ago and see how the approach of the family verstappen by the british media nowadays is ...................... i think it started when max started winning races , being a treath to all racing drivers especially the british drivers !
yup brit media is salty. still in therapy from 2021
It's exactly the same approach. Max & his fans can't cope with criticism that all drivers get when they cheat or are poor sportsman.
alot of respect for Jos..and the remark of Max who is your hero...'my dad'..great short docu from BBC
Jos is a man. He was so true: Max was born to race! Insanely right.
His father is such a lad, lucky to have his wisdom
Wow this video had me in tears, The Love the time and effort that Jos has put in to Max and his career is something else. I'm a Max fan and have being for years now. hopefully we will see him win a few more championships.
TH-cam recommended is weird, but I'm happy it led me here :)
Just Amazing, the depth of Max should be no surprise seeing where he has come from, and now this year all the blood sweat & tears of Jos especially & of course Max must make them both feel in a way complete, I am in such Awe of them both and what a team they make here is to many more years and many more successes in the years ahead, It makes me very happy knowing that Jos is reaping some rewards for all his dedication and love for his son, Cheers to Max & Jos keep them in your mirrors! congratulations Dx
Excellent documentary!
What an inspiring story this is.. The passion, the mindset, the way they put dreams into actions. I truly respect Max and everybody that appreciates their chances in life this much. Enjoy every little thing you do today and be grateful of everything you have. Then goals will be reached. Great Vid.
+Roberto Baggio Yes for sure! This a great video and insight. Max is like a child prodigy or something. To be
able to drive an F1 car at 17/18 not sure his age now, is staggering.
He might be a natural with his feet and have an eye for speed and the
perfect apex, but all the dials and buttons on the Torro Rosso wheel to
learn. Also all the media committments etc etc. What an amazing kid and
driver and all round top person. He's my new favourite F1 driver. Keep
up the hard work.
Jamie from U.K.
+Roberto Baggio Helps to have shit tons of Money
+Roberto Baggio Check out this video of him when he was young, dedicated and interested: watch?v=Lxj4wUrLemM
Max Verstappen did not have that much money, sure his father had some but not enough to really make it into F1. RedBull really deserves credit for investing so much in real talent!
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Love that i had this suggestion....
He is now a 4-Time World Champion, up with the Hall Of Fame Drivers!!
Me watching this after he won world championship! His dad is truly an hero.
His dedication is amazing and this is such a cool father and son story. Can't help rooting for him!
I've watched this video a lot of times and it still gets me emotional. One of the best on YT!
MAX VERSTAPPEN YOU ARE THE WORLD CHAMPION!!
A world champion ..in the making ..for sure..
This aged like a fine wine.
Oh my
Look at that infamous rain race in Malaysia. The great Schumacher having trouble passing Jos driving in his inferior Arrows with Asiatech engine comparing to the very quick Ferrari of Michael. Michael gave Jos a huge compliment after thar race by stating that Jos was the fastest driver that day, only his car wasn't!!
Shame on all the people bad mouthing Joss and his boy Max
Even in the Netherlands there always was a lot of joking about Jos Verstappen, how he would always find himself in a graveltrap somehow. We have the SuperMax song now but back in the day there was a song about Jos as well (also cringy EDM) which went "hallo ik ben Jos, en mijn rempedaal zit los", it doesn't rhyme in English but it translates to "hello my name is Jos, and my brake pedal is loose". I think for him producing a talent like Max must besides all the obvious feelings also feel like revenge on the public view people had on him.
Hats of to this video made by the BBC.
How ironic Max at 4:35 while driving the simulator is using the Mercedes car with Lewis's number 44 on it and in 2021 season Max 33 beat Lewis 44.
Amazing.
People forget the Lewis was one of his hero's in F1
@@model101t800 It's probably just because the game he played didn't have Toro Rosso or Red Bull cars in it (F1 as a whole might be a mod in that game), and since the BBC came to record he chose the Mercedes, or maybe that car is literally the only one.
I cant help watch things like this and be sad, when i was 4 i wanted to be an f1 driver, but my family could barely afford the house we lived in, let alone a season in karting. I'll never forget that no we cant afford it from my dad. Every other birthday my dad would take me karting, but thats all we could afford. Im now 17 and have got myself a job with the sole focus of buying the necessary equipment to go racing, and win. Ive got my sim rig, gloves next, then helmet, then shoes, the overalls, then national d license, then whatever car i can fond that is eligable for a series in the 250 motorclub, if not then ill look for karts.
Hey James I’d like to say I love your passion and determination. Not all of us are lucky financial wise but I love to see that you’re trying to fulfil your lifelong dream of racing. I wish you luck for the future mate
Good luck bud!
I would recommend karting mate, since you're 17 you will be in seniors in either the rotax or x30 class if you're in the UK like me, closest racing you'll ever get and the most affordable way to race, it's still expensive obviously but nothing beats blasting down the straight at 70+mph with your arse an inch off the ground, that speed and that close to the ground it feels like 100+
@@h0welss i litterally went karting yesterday 😂 just a rent kart, but s great bit of fun, my back today though is apsolutely broken, its bruised to buggery, i cant deal with this every other weekend if i was to join a championship or something, is it just the rent seats or do u lot have some serious back care? 😂
@@jamesmiddleton8335 rental karts are usually pretty old and very out of shape. They also have very little grip since the tracks usually run the tyres until they are absolutely destroyed before putting new ones on to save money. A race kart will be nicer to your back but your ribs might hurt from the cornering forces and going over bumps at much higher speeds, good to get a good rib protector, they're a bit pricy but damn are they worth it
When max has won a couple of championships people will come back and watch this in ten years time
just to have you come back here and read your own comment
Great docu. Wish there were more like this. Great job BBC!
his dad was was really talented, you could see that in the rain driving an arrows and overtaking mclarens ( mclarens used to be fast, hehe)
Rain is the great equalizer
I remember Malasyia.
+Jeroen Wubbels i remember michael shumacher mentioning jos his pace at the pressconference afte that race . jos was super but he never got a competative car so he had to push it more and crash more because of that . thats the curse of coming from a small country , hard to find sponsors
+wasn't me we may be small but were known too :D we have an impressive line up across many sports now
+Jeroen Wubbels his dad was pretty horrid lol.. But Max is alright haha, he deserves f1
uh no he wasn´t. He had spectacular races in the arrows. And when it rained his talents where more than obvious
You can really see the close ties and loyalty towards Red Bull even at the start of it all.
9 years and 4 WDCs later, M4X is driving on the simulator right now as you read this. Senna reborn.
Max mentioning Alonso even then; he's like a super fan.
2:30 besides the obvious talent, MV at seven had yet another advantage over his rivals, a physiological advantage; he was very light, and small making the entire package more aerodynamic, and he did something many important drivers, like Senna, failed to do which was winning the karting world championship. For anyone interested, there is a brilliant article on BBC about how Jos built Max to be who he is, but also, how his own psyche, aided by his mother, herself a brilliant race car driver, made him into the miracle he is. And a characteristic I feel is most important is the fact he is psychologically centered, almost laid back, and his radio communication with the pit crew show this, like the last race, the most important in his life.
Do you have a link for that article ?
tell me that you have no idea what you talking about without atually telling me.
Why is being like a physiological advantage
4 time world champion.... one off the best ever.... i think the best ever
Admire the way his dad says “We won the international series”
You can tell Jos is living vicariously through Max.
That is dedication and alot of risk taking for someone that is now no longer in F1 earning a lot of money.
Jos is course supporting his son's aspirations but as well as achieving through Max what he wanted to achieve but was unable to achieve in his F1 career.
today he is a briliant driver an a world champion
How great this is. Real dedication, passion and petrol in there vains.
A real example how youth should be like.
Jos was the best starter and rain driver i have ever seen.Remember a race at Interlagos in the rain that he demolished the whole field by over a second a lap in a footwork hart and the race in Malaisia when he went up to 2nd place but it dried and he could hold it.Think in that race he went from 18 to 6 in 2 corners.Max is driving like Senna and he will be multiple world champion, no doubt.
He didn't overtake 12 cars in the space of two corners in Sepang...
He is now!
@@eerhartb told ye😁👍
You sir, should gamble 😅@@kromdolk
@@SuBruoNL i did when he was 14 and cart champ😉
Great young driver fully dedicated to the sport and his dad brilliant to offer as much time and dedication 👍🏁
Six years later and he finally has double digit wins!
8 years on, and HOLY SHIT LMAO
@@Ryzard Even with all of Verstappen's recent success, Lewis Hamilton still has a higher winning percentage than Verstappen!
I'm far from a Hamilton fan, but Verstappen's talents are way over hyped. Do you think Max could win in a non RB car?
@@juanesteban8827 I wasn't really making commentary, just finding it funny to see all the older comments going either like "just saw his first race!" or "wow, he's getting good!" while unaware of the future ahead.
That aside, yes, Lewis has a higher win% than Verstappen, dunno why that's relevant here though, but I'll go into my thoughts since you asked, hopefully my reasoning makes sense :)
TL;DR: (btw no intention to argue here, I just love researching this stuff)
I do not think he's over hyped (any more than other comparable drivers), and I don't think the winning percentage is really reflective here, for reasons I will go into.
Also, I absolutely could see Max winning outside of Red Bull. He won in cars worse relative to the field than Lewis has had in 2022/3 at times, and was regularly a forward threat in a worse car. Assuming he has a car that can realistically compete for podiums and has a sharpish front, he will be there.
Ultimately, the other drivers, TPs, and recruiters all currently value Max at an insane level, and it's hard not to see why. I don't think he's any more overhyped than Lewis himself, to be honest. Is he the second coming of christ? of course not. But he is by no means mediocre, or anything but a top 3 driver, minimum (my other considerations being Lewis and Fernando, though I can see arguments for a couple others on the grid)
*(DIVIDER FOR MY REASONING/STATS I LOOKED AT! Some of this was pretty interesting! I hadn't bothered to check the % before!)*
Max has been in much worse cars than Lewis has with Toro Rosso, and when he did get to red bull, the car wasn't winning the constructors until he'd been driving for 6 of his 9 years. For LH, that was year 1 (DSQ due to spygate being a different matter)
From what I can see, the gap is 31.0% to Lewis, and 29.8% to Max, and that could potentially overturn this year. And that's comparing someone with nearly a decade less experience, and 5 less titles, to the winningest f1 driver in history.
The fact that the stats are so close, or comparable at all, is insane to me, and it's really hard to brush that to the side.
Lewis has been in F1 since 2007. Out of those years, he has never had a car worse than third best, and he has (arguably) never been the second driver for any significant amount of time, if at all, when it comes to development and continuity. In those 17 years, he's had the best (generally) car in about 9, over half of them, and there are arguments for more or less.
Max joined in 2015 with Toro Rosso, the ~7th best car. He only reached the main team part way through 2016, and from there was in a car that was designed around an incumbent and proven race winning driver.
Once in that car, he would become the first driver by 2018/19, the car being 3rd in 2017-19, ~250-300 points from Mercedes, and second following that.
Obviously, in 2022, this is no longer the case.
BUT - He's been in the sport for ~9 years, and so far only 3 have had the best car.
So ~50% vs ~33% in terms of car dominance, much less actually being the number one. And Max has driven outside the top 3 cars before, as well, in a sub-seventy point scoring team.
That's gonna significantly skew that ratio.
@@Ryzard All valid point. Let me just say from the beginning, I'm not a Hamilton fan. He's incredibly talented and I would take him heads up against Max, in equal machinery, any day of the week. That being said, I think his raw talent as a driver is overrated. I think Sainz is the best pure driver on the grid right now.
If you go back and look at the first 4-5 years of Verstappen's career, he got away with a LOT - I swore he'd kill himself or someone else before he won a championship (thankfully I was wrong). It always seemed like the cookie crumbled in Verstappen's favor. When you add to that the adulation he was getting from commentators before he accomplished anything substantial and then the cluster fu_k that was Abu Dhabi and the cost cap violation....I'm not a conspiracy theorist but come on.
@@juanesteban8827 I think it's interesting that you say that, actually, because I've heard similar, but I've heard the inverse as well, especially from some of the other drivers and TPs when talking about the drivers. There seems to be a lot of pretty universal respect for both Lewis and Max at this point, though I do agree that to an extent both are overrated, in a way.
That's kinda how winning goes, though.
That being said, in their current states, I think max sweeps Lewis fairly easily. If you were to send them back to 2020 and before, I'd probably need to lean towards Lewis, but these years have not been kind to him, and I don't think his heart is in it (that, or he's just truly out of his comfort zone in the upper midfield). I generally rate the two drivers similarly.
I do find it nice that you gave a shout to Sainz, who absolutely deserves one alongside Alonso, though neither of their stats show it as much as they arguably should (the former more than the latter, but Sainz has also not been around as long)
I think that being able to see much in terms of completely objective skill expression is really hard in the world of politics that is f1, and it can be annoying to see drivers that deserve and have the skill to fight for titles, completely unable to do so.
While I wouldn't advocate for F1 to be a spec series, I would be really interested to see how the cookie crumbles if it was one.
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On the subject of Hamilton and Verstappen, it's also really interesting your recounting of Max's early career, because it really mirrors how people thought of Hamilton (though ofc Lewis was in a top tier car day one) in terms of how dangerous he drove, and his reputation with the teams/media/stewards.
He has also gotten away with a LOT, and I mean a boat load, and both were originally known for being fast but incredibly dangerous (insert Lauda quote here)
Similar can be said for drivers like Shumacher, and obviously champions from before him like Senna, who were... More or less complete and total assholes in the car. Alonso too. Around 130R, knowing Michael would break first, because "at times like that, I always remember that Michael has two kids"
The key to this pattern is that in most cases, that reputation doesn't really stick once they have experience in a dominant car.
You can look at Vettel, Max, Lewis, etc.
All of them suddenly started to learn to choose fights, and be a lot more careful, that being in the car that was advantaged to finish in front means you have more to lose in a collision. And then you see where Max and Lewis don't dnf, especially to actual contact, for years.
It's also notable that Lewis was absolutely getting hype and love as well, and he had many of his own mistakes in those seasons, both more recent and less recent. Another thing to note with the hype surrounding max was that it was the commentators doing their job.
It's like with Leclerc, Hamilton, Sainz, or Norris now. Anyone that seems potentially able to fight Max is hyped up, including Perez in 2023 - because he is winning. Piastri too.
Max was in that position, as well as Vettel during 2018, during those first years in his career. He was the challenger keeping things interesting, so he got attention. It's how media will continue to run forever, for better or for worse :s
All that being said, again, I rate them fairly evenly, I just think that picking out one stat that will overturn with a lot of leading factors to say one driver is better or worse is a bit uncharitable, and it's hard to really say much definitively because of the gaps in age and teams going back and forth.
Reporter: "Is there anything you don't have that you'd like to have?"
Jos: "A winning formula 1 car"
Guess what??
The young boy has become an absolute legend and a destroyer of careers. No reputation is safe from this guy.
*Wow: 'Success, Good Luck & Cheers, Max Verstappen!'*
Imagine Max taking the world championship this year
Imagine if he never does. Be criminal. I think he will at some point. Maybe not 2021. Gonna be close with Lewis.
Lewis will
Max will take the championship this year, and he will will become the 10 yr world champ
🏆😁
@@itstime1603 I guess my comment aged pretty well :D
They run a really impressive setup, but it also makes me a little sad that even in karting you need a factory and millions of dollars of equipment to even have a chance of being competitive. The working, middle, and even upper middle class really don't have a chance of being in modern F1, no matter how talented they potentially are.
The Vestappen family originates from a trailer park. But obviously, it took a lot of money to get Jos in F1 so you know, most people that are not ultra rich don't want to spend that much on a gamble.
It’s not even F1 it’s literally and kind of racing that costs a fortune..
@@jakewilliams8328 yeah.. that is why now several series are making budget caps and trying to reduce cost. F1 and the WEC comes to mind. With the end of LMP1 they are trying tonreduce the budget from 100 million to around 25-30 million. And we can see the upsides. Peugeot, audi, ferrari and porsche will be back at le mans. I hope the budget cap will make f1 more interesting. But ye.. when it comes to drivers it is still impossible to get to f1 w/o deep pockets. Ocon being an exception.
How about hamilton?
@@yukumoblood6292 It still took a lot of money to get young Hamilton in a kart and keep him there for many years. He had opportunities that other kids can only dream of.
After 6 years, they now have a Formula 1 car. Simply amazing.
Max Verstappen Word Champion F1 2021
And 2022, and 2023, and 2024!!! Where will this end? ❤❤❤❤❤
The poster at 1:20 LMAO
She was the best on BBC Lee McKenzie
Maybe the BBC will broadcast this again, it would be nice now that Max is the WORLD CHAMPION OF F1
Actually got emotional watching this
El gran orgullo de Jos Verstappen, su gran hijo, Max Verstappen👌
Muchas felicidades a los dos!!☝
The gift that keeps on giving 🙏🏻
That was bloody hard work to build what Jos did to compete with works teams.
This is an amazing trip down Max's carting history. It's no wonder that Max is such a complete driver 'on track' now.
Eddie knew it way before the rest of us.
Jos was a substitute driver once for Jordan f1 If I can remember.
Max wird Weltmeister 2021 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
Is there anything [...] you'd like to have? "A winning F1 car."
Ok, done. Next? :D
Wooden f1 car
Maybe a Mercedes... if his teammate wouldn't take him out though
World champion.. duh.
Become world champion, and it's happening THIS year in 2021
"Becoming a world champion" Ok, done. Next?
Jos really loves Max.
And now he is the Formula 1 World Champion
Max is a real gentleman
He deserves all what happen in his life
Living your dream through your child...
He's now a 4 time World Champignon! What a story! ❤❤❤❤❤
Jos is underrated i hope he one day gets to run a F1 team maybe even with Max together!
Wow, seeing this as a dutchman, offcourse it gives you the goosebumbs, but also to see how big names talk about him.
I hope Max will be that new generation of drivers who dare to race, who can make a difference, hope that Schumacher jr will be on his side. Schumacher will not have it's dad on his side, but hope Jos will keep an eye open...;)
Crazy how much work he put on max. What a story
Very inspirational story..Now he is 2 time world champ and broken record for race wins in a season
In the next pitbox you see the name of Nico Hulkenberg. Still/again racing in F1 in 2024. Even Jos Verstappen raced against Hulkenberg in 2005/2006 (at A1GP ).
Especially what we know today, this is so impressive. The dedication of these guys and als Jos, wow.
Great dad!
their were races where Jos were the best of the field! I remember Canada 2001, Monza 2001 etc
ja kak niet veel tijd ingeinvesteerd haha
A winning formula 1 car ,you got it Jos and it was outstanding
And now the BBC / SKY couldnt hate him anymore. strange turn of events
Sky is so Toxic & then they wonder why Max gets Booed at some Tracks…Sky F1 UK is an English Language Worldwide Feed Broadcast!
Max is blocking the success of 3 British drivers now.
And I can understand that too.
@@RaymondvanGelderen they need to drive better.
Even back then, Eddie Jordan knew this kid was as soon as Senna and Schumacher ever were.
Der nächste F1 Weltmeister !
Not yet
@@RalfYzermans soon
@@agatach87 soon:)
Finally!!🏆💪
This aged nice, he has 4 now
7:33 - 7:48
w0lf6pack that’s true
He is 4x WDC now, it's been a long way!
Max verstappen, 2021 f1 world champion
He loves his Pops.
Max is really a sample of youngest who worked hard to be number 1 he will be like Micheal Schumacher an icon
The background song is called 'They Move On Tracks Of Never-Ending Light' by This Will Destroy You.
MAX VERSTAPPEN, YOU ARE THE WORLD CHAMPION!!! THE WORLD CHAMPION!!! "Christian Horner" 2021
thanks voor de upload
4:46 There's not a worse question than "Do you get bored of it" to someone who is passionate about something
4 times world champion now 🎉🎉🎉
There’s something poetic about Max playing as Lewis on the simulator 😂
Look where he is now. Together with Lewis Hamilton by far the best driver on the grid at the moment.
Look where he is now
And look where he is now. By far the best driver on the grid at the moment period.
Look where he is now, champ for 4 years now
Beautiful to see jus can see how much this means to him
One day, i think around 2021, he will beat everyone on the grid
Such an amazing father....and son too.
I think this guy... he might have some future, I bet he'll be a world champion someday!
World Champion