Max Verstappen is a renowned Formula One (F1) racing driver who competes for Red Bull, as of April 2025. He won the 2024 F1 World Drivers' Championship and has a total of four titles, same as Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Alain Prost. He is the fifth driver in history to win four consecutive F1 World Drivers' Championship titles as he won F1 titles in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Verstappen was born in Hasselt, Belgium on September 30, 1997, and was raised in Maaseik, Belgium, as per reports. He is the son of Joe Verstappen, a Dutch former F1 driver, and Sophie Kumpen, a Belgian former kart racer. Mentored by his father, he started racing in karts at age four. Following a successful karting and junior formulae career, he started his F1 career when he signed for Toro Rosso in 2015.
Max Verstappen Languages
Max Verstappen speaks four languages, English, Dutch, French, and German, according to Lindsay Does Languages. His mother is from Belgium, and his father is Dutch, and the F1 driver holds both nations' nationalities. However, he drives under the flag of the Netherlands.
Verstappen tried teaching former Red Bull racing driver Daniel Ricciardo the Dutch language in the past, according to Red Bull's YouTube page. He attempted to speak different languages on a post-season episode of the Talking Bulls podcast in 2023 and easily spoke English, German, and French. The Dutchman was filmed speaking in three languages apart from his native language in a video uploaded by a YouTube channel named Poliglotismo in 2022.
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FAQs on Max Verstappen
A. Max Verstappen is 27 years old, as of April 2025.
A. Max Verstappen started racing in F1 at age 17.
A. Max Verstappen has won four F1 World Drivers' Championship titles with Red Bull, as of April 2025.
A. Yes, Max Verstappen owns a private jet named Dassault Falcon 900EX.
