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Max Verstappen thanks Jos: Strict parenting has prepared me well

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Max Verstappen has said that he's happy with his father Jos' hard parenting style, believing that it has toughened him up for the tough mental battle of a Formula 1 title fight. A well known anecdote about the Verstappens is that father Jos left Max behind and alone at a petrol station at a young age, following a costly mistake at a karting meet. Max was upset as a child, but says he can laugh about it today. "Now yes, but then it was not so funny," said Verstappen in conversation with Sky Sports F1. "There is nothing worse than what I experienced then!" he laughed. Jos did turn around after a few minutes to...
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