The first race of the 2024 season took place in Bahrain on March 2. The result was what most of the fans expected. The Dutch driver and Sergio Perez finished first and second. The Red Bull racing team has once again made a monster for Max Verstappen. He finished the race with a 20+ seconds gap.
Max Verstappen has a popular nickname in the paddock and F1 community, he goes by ‘Max Max’, due to his aggressive responses and instincts. However, the aggression has helped him win three World Drivers Championships. Max was recently interviewed by F1, where he was asked about a nickname his parents used to call him. Max gave a witty response to the question.
Nickname for Max Verstappen by his father
.Verstappen is popularly known for his aggressive moves and incidents which landed him the nickname Mad Max. However, a video on ‘X’ is going around, in the video the Dutch driver talks about the nickname he got from his dad.
“do u have a nickname?”
max: my dad always, when i was a little kid, would call me something a little bit different but im not gonna say that on camera! pic.twitter.com/oGD3fa6AMN— nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) March 1, 2024
In the video, the Dutch driver is asked, “Do u have a nickname?” To this Max responds, “My dad always, when i was a little kid, would call me something a little bit different but im not gonna say that on camera!”. When asked about the nickname given by his parents. The three-time world champion said his dad used to call him different and didn’t want to say the word on camera.
However, looking at the fans’ reactions and comments, it can be assumed that Jos Verstappen used to call his son a ret*rd. The term is used as a derogatory slang to call people with intellectual disability. Most of the fans commenting under the post are related to Max dropping traumatic incidents. Jos is known to be a strict person with a short temper. The world champion believes his dad made him what he is today.
How Mad Max became Verstappens nickname
While Verstappen is known to have an aggressive driving style. His aggression and immature instincts have led to some unpleasant situations on the track. While many believe he is called ‘Mad Max’ due to his on-the-edge racing. However, this is just part of a few other reasons. The Dutch driver ended up with the nickname due to some incidents that happened over time.
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During the 2018 Brazillian GP Max was leading with a decent margin. while trying to lap Estaban Occon, both the racers crashed. This led to the Dutch driver missing out on his victory. After the incident, Max stormed off to Occon’s side pushed him, and kicked his car. This incident led him to have the nickname, Mad Max. He also goes by the name of Super Max.
He got the second nickname due to him dancing to the Super Max song after his first Championship title victory. While his dad might call him a rude nickname the fans pay attention to his skill and give the driver appreciative nicknames.