Over the years, a lot of different people have had varying opinions about Max Verstappen. These opinions changed as time passed and most of his critiques became his admirers. However, even among those people singing his praises, the idea that Max Verstappen is extremely arrogant still persists. It doesn’t matter how he is now, the Red Bull man supported this idea surrounding his arrogance with a recent hilarious admission about his past.

Many don’t mind Verstappen being arrogant now after becoming a three-time world champion. However, not many, especially his driving instructor, would’ve taken too kindly to his attitude when he wasn’t a famous F1 driver trying to secure a road license right after turning 18 a few months after his circus debut. However, this is exactly what happened and Verstappen’s hilarious admission proved his Mad Max persona.

Verstappen revealed, “The examiner told me to go right and I went left,” as revealed in the tweet posted by RBR Daily.

He added, “Then I didn’t give way [to pedestrians at a crossing]. He was not very happy. I argued with him because I thought they were not actually at the crossing. So I was, like, ‘But they’re not there yet, so why should I stop?'” 

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Arguing with your instructor probably wasn’t the smartest move, however, this Mad Max persona is a thing of the past now. Although not completely gone as well, there are hints of arrogance, but he has learned to limit to the track. Off the track? The Dutchman is a completely different person.

YouTuber reveals the kind-hearted nature of Max Verstappen behind his ruthless F1 mask

A lot of us have witnessed Verstappen come of age in front of our very own eyes. We have seen him grow from an erratic and uninitiated young driver to a more level-headed and aggressive world champion. However, his nature, for everyone on the grid, especially on the track has been arrogant and ruthless. He perhaps maintains this persona to intimidate his rivals, but contrary to popular belief, he’s a very kind-hearted person off the track.

Matt from P1 with Matt and Tom YouTube channel had the pleasure of meeting the Red Bull man in person. He revealed this side of Verstappen after his interaction with the Dutchman when he asked for an autograph for his children.

Matt said, “And honestly, for all of the bad things people say about Max and his driving and stuff as a person, and I’m not saying that just because he signed the onesie. I don’t care that he signed Thomas’s onesie, onesie, gracious onesie, but the fact that he was he genuinely took time out of his day to chat with us.”

He added, “And it’s just so incredibly down to earth and a really nice guy. So I just wanted to say that for those of you that are like, oh, I wonder what Max is actually like when you speak to him. Really, really nice.”

“It was awesome,” he concluded. 

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The Dutchman clearly has two personas, one for his rivals on the track and one for his friends off of it. Reminds you of a certain somebody who won seven world championships, doesn’t it?