![]() ![]() Verstappen won the Euroseries beating Albon who would eventually join him as a partner at Red Bull Racing in Formula One. In his first foray in international karting, Verstappen finished second to the Brit, Alexander Albon in the KF3 World Cup. ![]() In 2010, Verstappen was invited to join the CRG factory team and compete in the European and World Championships. With them, he won the Flemish Minimax championship and the Belgian KF5 championship. In 2009 Verstappen joined Pex Racing, a CRG customer team. Verstappen’s father entered him in the CRG kart racing where he won both the Dutch and Belgian Minimax championships and the Belgian Cadet Championship. ![]() He took part in the Rotax Max Minimax class in 2006 and won the Belgian Championship. Having begun karting by the age of 4 years, Max Verstappen competed in the Mini Junior Championship in his home province of Limburg, Belgium. Max Verstappen’s Career Before Formula One Karting 2006-2013 He is currently the team manager for PK Carsport in the Euro Series. His cousin once removed, Anthony Kumpen competed in endurance racing and is two time NASCAR Whelen Euro Series champion. His father Joe Verstappen was a Formula One driver while his mother Sophie Kumpen competed in kart racing. ![]() Max Verstappen’s family has a long-standing relationship with motorsports racing. 2019 F1 Bahrain GP Qualifying- Max Verstappen (Courtesy- Red Bull Racing Team) He raced under a Dutch license because he admitted that he was raised like a Dutch person and that was how he felt he should race. Verstappen crossed the border into the Netherlands during the day and began karting at the age of 4 under his father’s mentorship. Although born in Belgium, Max spent the best part of his childhood with his father because of his racing activities. Max Emilian Verstappen was born on 30 September 1997 to Jos Verstappen, a former Dutch Formula One driver, and Sophie Kumpen, a Belgian karting competitor. Born of Belgian-Dutch parents, at the age of 16 years 176 days he became the youngest driver to participate in a Formula One race. Max Verstappen is a driver competing in Formula One with Red Bull Racing under the Dutch flag. Latest Headlines | Max Verstappen: F1 Cars Too Slow, Must Be More Agile! ![]()
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