Because of his immense success in Formula 1 at such a young age, Max Verstappen has gathered huge fan following in the F1 world and it is growing larger every day.
Max Verstappen with a fan in London (via X)
In 2023, Max Verstappen won the hearts of the millions of Formula 1 fans across the globe with his raw talent. The Dutchman entered the pinnacle of motorsports in 2015 as one of the youngest ever debutants in F1, and he was taken up by Red Bull in just his second season. He was called upon by Helmut Marko himself who recognised his talent and decided to replace Russian racer Daniil Kvyat with Verstappen. And ever since then, the Dutchman has become the marqueé racer at Red Bull and he has given them back to back amazing performances that have led to their current dominance in F1.
Right after ending 2023 with a brilliant third-time World Championship win, Max Verstappen went off to Brazil to spend time with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet and her family in Brazil. The star couple attended Kelly’s half-brother Pedro’s wedding together. And then they went off on yet another trip during the off-season. This time, they jetted off to Switzerland, where they spent the New Year’s Eve partying with friends.
Recently, Verstappen has gotten back from his vacation and is getting ready for a new season with Red Bull starting from March of this year. Before that, he was summoned to London for some photoshoots for Red Bull commercials. And there, he met with some fans including one female follower who took a photo with him and posted it on social media.
Max with a fan today in London after he did the Red Bull branding shoot!!! pic.twitter.com/34qNLkp0lQ
— Ana 🦁 (@maxvcalloway) January 30, 2024Related: Fernando Alonso breaks down the reason behind making F1 come back at 40, laments his efforts ‘wasted at home’Max Verstappen’s dominance in Formula 1 has been established as a cause for concern by Coulthard
In the recently-ended 2023 season fo F1, Max Verstappen had 19 Grand Prix victories amongst the 22 that were held throughout the year. This goes to show how the Dutchman demolished the performances of all the other racers on the grid to race to the topmost spot on the Championship Standings with Red Bull’s backing. But former F1 racer David Coulthard has said that such a unilateral show is not good for Formula 1.
David Coulthard and Max Verstappen (Credits: Crash.net)Too much success kind of takes away the magic. With sport, we look to be inspired, to grow, to move forward, and if one team is doing all that, then it doesn’t give enough hope for everybody.David Coulthard said, via RacingNews365.
In other news, Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet recently made an appearance at the Paris Fashion Week for the Elie Saab show where she was one of the couture ambassadors. But the F1 racer stayed back at their home with Kelly’s 5-year-old daughter Penelope. The two of them have been known to share a very special bond although Max has claimed that he never wants to impose himself as a father on Penelope.
