lto tremendous exhibition of Max Verstappen in the rain at Interlagos It will now go down in history as one of the five greatest comebacks of all time, from 17 to first, and also the best due to the weight and importance of clinching the title.
My father insisted that I continue and continue, and if I was cold, that I put my hands on the exhaust of the kart until they warmed up… to continue again.
Nobody came even close to the Dutchman’s pace or lap times, whose quick lap was a second better than anyone else’s. Amazing. And partly explained by that military and demanding childhood that his father José inflicted on him, and that included everything from mistreatment to even abandonment on the road if he lost.
And as the documentary remembers “Anatomy of a champion”that special education also included marathon underwater sessions. “Once in Italy, when it started to rain, everyone went to the cafeteria in the karting. Only one car was left rolling and not stopping rolling, and it was Max,” remembers Helmut Marko, the Red Academy man. Bull in 2009.
“Until his hands froze he couldn’t stop rolling,” adds the now octogenarian advisor to the team. “My father insisted that I go on and on, and if I was cold, I should put my hands on the exhaust of the kart until they warmed up… to continue again,” recalls the three-time champion in the documentary.
Just yesterday after the victory in the rainy Interlagos, Verstappen praised his childhood and that of Ocon and Galsy, for being three boys raised in the rain of their countries. “It’s like the old days in kartingYou know, the guys who were good in the wet are also good in Formula today. 1″, record.
“I also raced with them in karting and They were also good in the wet, so it’s something you learn when you’re younger, I think when you practice a lot. I think where we come from, it definitely rains a little more than maybe other places. And yes, you go out, you practice, you feel more comfortable, you are definitely honing your skills to get better. You evolve and become even better. And you use it to your advantage.”
