Red Bull Fans Dedicate Their Child’s Birth to Max Verstappen Leaving Unserious Champ With Bland Two-Worded Reaction

Vidit Dhawan | 01/07/2023
Red Bull Fans Dedicate Their Child’s Birth to Max Verstappen Leaving Unserious Champ With Bland Two-Worded Reaction

Reigning F1 Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen has seen his fan following rise substantially recently after having dominated the sport for a few seasons now. As Verstappen’s fan following continues to increase, few Red Bull fans have also seemingly named their children after the Dutchman.

Verstappen had an interaction recently with one such fan, who had named their child after the Red Bull driver. The 25-year-old had this hilarious interaction with his fan on chat while he was playing simulator racing.

Since Verstappen is one of the most focused drivers, he also usually has a similar level of determination during simulator racing. And this is perhaps why he gave just a two-word reply to the fan after reading his fan’s comment on his simulator racing chat.

Max Verstappen has a hilarious interaction with a fan

After reading on his chat that a fan had named his baby after him, Max Verstappen simply replied, “That’s nice“. And after giving this short reply, he continued to remain focused on his simulator racing.

This is not the first time that an F1 driver has had a hilarious exchange with their fan on these lines. Earlier in the season, two Lewis Hamilton fans, Elliot and Eves, tied the knot and dedicated their love story to the Mercedes driver.

When Hamilton was informed about the same, he gave a special gift to both Elliot and Eves. The Briton sent the couple two autographed caps, which Elliot also shared on her social media handle.

Verstappen once also seemingly got annoyed with Penelope

Since Max Verstappen is so involved when he is playing simulator racing, he does not appreciate any sort of distractions. And that is even the case if it is his girlfriend’s daughter, Penelope, who is “disturbing” him.

The Dutchman once seemingly also got annoyed with Penelope after she distracted him with a soft toy. As seen in the video below, the 25-year-old at first seemingly ignored Penelope when she brought a soft toy in front of him.

However, the next time that she brought the soft toy near him, a seemingly annoyed Verstappen pushed it away and returned to focusing on his simulator racing. Considering how the Red Bull driver reacted to both his fans and Penelope, it seems fair to say that he does not enjoy any kind of distractions.

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Vidit Dhawan

Vidit Dhawan, a Formula 1 Editor at The SportsRush, is intrinsically connected with everything around the sport — from the engine roar, the cacophony on the grandstands to the action. He fell in love with F1 during the inaugural Indian GP in 2011. After more than a decade of deep engagement with the sport, Vidit insists he will remain a lifelong fan of Fernando Alonso, and sees the future of F1 in Charles Leclerc. A sports fanatic from childhood, he discovered his passion for writing while pursuing a bachelor's degree in international and global studies. Vidit has written over 1,700 articles, ranging from news reports to opinions. He thrives covering live action, and loves to dig into the contrasting personalities in the F1 bandwagon and narrate their journey in life as well as the sport. Vidit also follows tennis and football, enjoys playing as well as coaching chess.

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