Max Verstappen Sheds Light on Jos Verstappen’s Tough Personality by Sharing the Famous ‘Gas Station’ Incident : “My Father Didn’t Want to Talk to Me”

Max Verstappen’s father Jos is known for his hard taskmaster approach to raising the now-two-time world champion. Ever since his son’s karting days, he has been straightforward in pointing out Max’s shortcomings. One such incident came to the fore when Max revealed how his father once left him at a gas station.

The 25-year-old Dutchman was destined for success in motorsports from the beginning. Being present in the paddocks since the age of 2, watching his father race in Formula 1, inspired him to take up the sport at a very young age. He drove his first kart when he was just 4 and a half.

Max Verstappen and his father’s crazy gas station incident

The Verstappen father-son duo recently appeared in Red Bull’s official podcast, Talking Bull. The two revealed many stories from Max’s childhood and how he became the champion racer that he is today. One such incident showcased Jos’ tough love for his son which impacted his racing immensely.

Max narrated a 2012 incident when he was in the world championship race. He talked about a silly mistake that cost him the title in the final race. After that, he narrated how the car ride back home with Jos went.

The Dutchman said, “On the way home in our van, I wanted to talk to my father about what happened and express my own opinion about the accident. My father didn’t want to talk to me, but I kept trying to talk.” [Translated using Google]

He continued, “Then we had a fight and he stopped at a gas station and said, ‘I don’t want to talk to you anymore from the car’.”

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Jos clarified that Max’s mother was driving as well and was a few miles behind them. He, however, picked Max up himself and they didn’t talk all the way home.

Jos Verstappen on Max’s indifference to chasing records

Verstappen senior recently, while talking with Formule1 Magazine, praised his son on his 2nd title win. While talking about other things, he also revealed Max’s future racing plans in Formula 1.

Jos said that Max is currently under a contract with Red Bull to race until the end of 2028. On him racing beyond 2028, he said, “We will take stock again in 2028. It’s not like he’s chasing records.”[Translated using Google]

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Talking about chasing records, the Flying Dutchman may have missed out on the record for most consecutive races won in a season after suffering a loss in Singapore, the record for most race wins in a season (currently 13), is still up for grabs. Verstappen is currently on 12 wins and has 4 races left to better the record.