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Jos Verstappen: 'I was hard on Max but never abused him'
Jos Verstappen concedes that he was hard on his son Max during his formative years in motorsport, but denies that he was ever abusive towards the two-time F1 world champion. Verstappen Sr, who competed in 107 Grands Prix, took the burgeoning young talent under his wing, supported his efforts in karting and groomed his skills until he made his entry into the big time with Toro Rosso in 2015 and became the youngest F1 driver in history at 17 years and 166 days. But there was some tough love between father and son along the way and during the latter's early years in karting. While Jos threw everything at his son's career, preparing his chassis and engines during the day while Max was in...
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