Max Verstappen: The Inside Track on a Formula One Star

by James Gray

Overview

**FULLY UPDATED PAPERBACK EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY ON MAX VERSTAPPEN, NOW DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION**
Few drivers have shaken up Formula 1 in quite the same way as Max Verstappen. Already the youngest competitor in F1 history, he made history as the first Dutch driver to win the World Championship in 2021. In 2022 he retained his title with four races to spare and went on to achieve the highest season points tally of all time.
As the son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen, Max was destined to be a racing driver. And as sports journalist James Gray deftly shows, since his headline-grabbing debut victory at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, Max has continued to make an indelible impression on the sport, courting criticism and plaudits in equal measure.
Gray seeks to understand the outspoken nature and aggressive driving style that make Verstappen a must watch before, during and after races, and why his Dutch fans, who turn up to cheer him on in their orange-clad droves, are quite so fanatical.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785787317
Publisher:	Icon Books, Ltd. UK
Publication date:	05/20/2021
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

James Gray is a national newspaper journalist and broadcaster with nearly a decade of experience. Starting with the Daily Express, a title with a long history of motor racing coverage, he has spent most of his career covering Formula 1, tennis, boxing and a host of other sports, now writing for the i newspaper. His first book Max Verstappen was published in 2021.
Daily Express, a title with a long history of motor racing coverage, he has spent most of his career covering Formula 1, tennis, boxing and a host of other sports, now writing for the i newspaper. His first book Max Verstappen was published in 2021.

Table of Contents

Prologue vii

1 Born to race 1

2 A Dutch flag on a Belgian racer 17

3 Dad, the worst boss in the world 41

4 A video gamer in real life 61

5 Like a duck to water 79

6 Emerging from his father's shadow 95

7 From teenage angst to single-seaters 113

8 Catching the eyes of the Fl grid 131

9 Red Bull win the race for Max 149

10 Teammate struggles 167

11 Critics are there to be proven wrong 189

12 In pursuit of history and more 205

13 A true rival to Lewis 233

14 King of the world 257

Max Verstappen professional racing record 275

Acknowledgements 278