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ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS: Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing is pictured speaking to his father, Jos Verstappen as he drives the first laps at the official opening for the upcoming Dutch GP F1 or Formula One race which will be held at Circuit Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Racing)
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ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS: Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing is pictured speaking to his father, Jos Verstappen as he drives the first laps at the official opening for the upcoming Dutch GP F1 or Formula One race which will be held at Circuit Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Racing)
Max Verstappen became the first non-Mercedes driver of the Turbo-Hybrid era to win a world championship. He beat Lewis Hamilton in the last race of the season to take the title in 2021. The Red Bull driver had almost the perfect season and had many amazing performances throughout the season.
But according to his father, there is one moment in the 2021 season that stands out for him. Jos Verstappen chose the Saudi lap as the proudest moment for him in Max’s 2021 campaign.
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He has such a special feeling in the car: Jos on Max Verstappen
As reported by GPFans, it is surprising that Jos did not pick the Dutch Grand Prix win as Max’s best performance. Admittedly, his Saudi lap until the last corner was something special as he pushed his car to the limit.
“It is hard to name only one thing because so many things happened during the season. But for me, when I see his quali laps in Q3, the way he is driving the car on the limit as he did in Jeddah… that was an unbelievable lap,” said Jos.
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MONTMELO, SPAIN: Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing talks with his father Jos Verstappen in the garage during day three of F1 Winter Testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
“Saying that, also in Abu Dhabi, that qualifying lap was unreal. He has such a special feeling in the car, it is incredible.” said the former F1 driver.
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Max was on the limit throughout the lap, as he was centimeters from the wall in every corner. But at the last corner, he had a lock-up and went into the wall. After the lap, the Dutch driver mentioned that he was very disappointed.
“It’s, of course, terrible. It’s extremely disappointing… I thought in the last corner there was still a bit to gain.” said Max after his qualifying lap.
Had he finished his lap, it would have surely gone down as one of the greatest laps in qualifying ever. He also managed to put in another stunning lap in Abu Dhabi to get pole position. Overall, in 2021, Max was amazing in qualifying as he got 10 pole positions.
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Let’s see how the 2022 season shapes up for the Red Bull ace.
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