Max Verstappen Backs “Biggest Fan” Father on Sergio Perez Antics: “…They Always Show the Wrong Pictures”

Sabyasachi Biswas | 14/04/2023
Max Verstappen Backs “Biggest Fan” Father on Sergio Perez Antics: "…They Always Show the Wrong Pictures”

Max Verstappen has backed his father Jos Verstappen over his antics on Sergio Perez in last month’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Dutchman said the media always shows the wrong pictures as he found nothing wrong with his father’s behavior.

As per Motorsport.com, Verstappen said he doesn’t like to lose, nor does his father. Calling Verstappen Sr. his “biggest fan“, he said he didn’t see anything out of the ordinary over his father’s conduct.

The two-time world champion added that his teammate got out of the car and wanted to celebrate with his mechanics. Considering that “quite normal”, he clarified, “another father does not belong to that party, of course.” 

“Therefore my father did not get in there,” Verstappen asserted. The Dutch pilot also added that something like that is completely normal even if some people have different perspectives.

What happened between Jos Verstappen and Sergio Perez?

The 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix saw a rather awkward incident take place between the father of Verstappen and Checo Perez. The awkward antic gathered huge criticism on social media as it was regarded as very unprofessional.

The incident came to light after the Mexican driver won the Jeddah race and went to celebrate in front of the podium stand. He finished the race in P1, ahead of his teammate Verstappen in P2.

As the 33-year-old got out of his car and hugged his mechanics, Jos Verstappen was seen standing beside them with a pale face. The former F1 driver did not even offer a hand or congratulated his son’s teammate upon his victory.

Sergio Perez, however, has no issues with Jos Verstappen

As there was an outrage on social media following the snub, Perez has played it cool. The former Racing driver said that he has a good relationship with his teammate’s father and has mutual respect, despite the latter’s reputation.

The 33-year-old also added that they shook hands, but the media didn’t show that. Calling out the social media criticism, Perez said that people like to create stories that don’t exist.

Sergio Perez also supported Jos Verstappen as he was not smiling. He said one doesn’t have to smile every day and all the time as this is a sport and this is how they treat it.

Post Edited By: Samriddhi Jaiswal
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Sabyasachi Biswas

Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 journalist at The SportsRush. With over one and a half decades of love for the sport and five years of experience in the field, he dreams to be a regular at the paddock when the lights go out. A Red Bull fan and F1 fan in general over the years, he enjoyed watching Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen dominate the track. Apart from F1, he's also a big-time Madridista and Federer fanatic. He was a sub-junior level footballer, won inter-district quizzes and debate competitions back in school. A travel freak throughout, he tries different cuisines and learns new cultures whenever he's away from the keyboard.

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