What did Max Verstappens dad do? Did Verstappens dad abuse him?

When young upstart Max Verstappen sprayed fizz from the podium in Abu Dhabi as seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton looked on glumly, it marked the start of a new era in Formula One.

What did Max Verstappens dad do? Did Verstappens dad abuse him?

The championship winner’s aggressive driving and outspoken comments have already riled many, including his British rival and the young Dutchman admits his attitude comes from his fearsome father.

Jos “the Boss” Verstappen, 49, is a former F1 driver with a violent past, including an arrest for attempted murder, who has brutally driven on the career of his son.

Now the animosity between his son Max, 24, and Lewis, 36, could even outstrip the classic rivalries dotted throughout motor racing history James Hunt v Niki Lauda in 1970s, Nigel Mansell v Nelson Piquet in the ’80s and 1990s aces Michael Schumacher v Mika Hakkinen.

Jos, a former team-mate of F1 legend Schumacher, boasted that Sunday’s so-called “stolen” win slammed by critics and subject of a possible legal action by Mercedes is in his son’s DNA.

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