Max Verstappen Biography

Holder of several Formula 1 'youngest' records and with perhaps the biggest still in his sights, Max Verstappen is an undoubted star of F1 present and future. Having exploded onto the scene, the Dutchman's style has arguably done as much to shake up the sport as any other innovation or introduction made to the grid since his debut – not bad for someone entering just his fifth season in the sport in 2019.

Before F1

Given how young Verstappen debuted in F1, don't expect a heft entry here, but Verstappen did indeed compete in a few junior categories. Modern contemporaries Alexander Albon and Charles Leclerc were karting rivals in Verstappen's childhood as his father, former F1 racer Jos, took the young Max across Europe competing.