Max Verstappen: The Inside Track on a Formula One Star

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However, it often seems as if the author simply made up feelings or thoughts that the protagonists might have had and presented them as facts. His meteoric rise, having spent barely two years in professional racing driving, was eerily similar to what his son would achieve two decades later. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. For Max fans, there’s been few English language biographies published and James Gray’s book although not an official biography, still makes for a good entertaining read, particularly if you’re don’t know much about Max’s upbringing.

He had a reputation as a driver of being someone not to be crossed but once he had retired, he found himself outside the F1 paddock where the deadly nature of the sport seemed to legitimise the odd outburst or confrontation; he was in the ‘real world’, where his actions had real consequences. And the phenomenal success of Netflix's Drive to Survive documentary series has elevated his worldwide popularity still further. i like the book and the chapters, but what i would recommend is that you know formula 1 and the history and the terms. He appeared before the courts again in 2008, with assault on the docket once again, and Max’s mother Sophie the alleged victim.Sports journalist James Gray seeks to understand the outspoken nature and aggressive driving style that make Verstappen a must-watch before, during and after races, and why his Dutch fans, who turn up to cheer him on in their orange-clad droves, are quite so fanatical. It's written as though the author spoke to no-one involved, least of all Max, with a very "unofficial biography" feel to it.

Verstappen may only be 26 years of age, but the Dutch motorsport sensation has an incredible record in F1. From chapter 5 onwards, this is thankfully the case and there is above all a lot of coverage of his karting career, some of which I didn't know much about. He spun out of his second race too – ‘every time I was trying to match Michael’s pace, [the crashes] never stopped me trying’ – before Lehto came back from injury.In those teenage years he went from winning national championships in the Netherlands and in Belgium to Continental ones; by the end of 1991, his victories could not be ignored any longer.

Well written and great insight into his relationship with his father, his young career and how he became his own man and driver. Following his first Grand Prix victory in 2016, he quickly established himself as a future World Champion and by 2021 he achieved it. The added value comes from Mark's extensive knowledge and his unrivalled capacity to analyse F1 racing and its drivers. Jos had a fourth child with partner Sijtsma on 4 May 2019, a boy named Jason Jaxx, and the four children regularly spend time together as a family. Hamilton, though, produced the perfect start off the line and surged into the lead, despite running on the harder medium tyre.Additionally, while advertised as a book about Max, it primarily focused on his father and general F1 until the final chapter or two when it broke down Max’s personal story more. The safety car pulled in with a lap to go and the two mighty drivers were given a minute and a half to sort out the small matter of who would take the world title. Comparing James Gray’s biography to Mark Hughes’ book, you could say that James Gray focuses a lot more on the ‘nasty’ media stories around Jos background and Max’s early upbringing and family relatives. Up until about chapter 5, it reads a bit like a fever dream about Formula 1, as very randomly all sorts of things are written about Jos Verstappen, the history of Zandvoort, the emergence of e sports and sim racing, and the father-son relationships of other F1 drivers. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.