The Autobiography of Max Verstappen - "The Inside Track on a Formula One Star"

The Autobiography of Max Verstappen – “The Inside Track on a Formula One Star”

Things we need to know about the talented Dutchman on and off the track

Max Verstappen is without a doubt the most talented young driver in the entire history of Formula 1. This was proven after the Dutchman won the world championship title in 2021 after an incredible battle with 7-time race winner Lewis Hamilton. The pilot of "Red Bull Racing" achieved great success at only 24 years old. And the love for him comes from sports fans all over the world. No wonder there is already a book published about his life, about his performance on and off the track.

The first book you can find in English about Verstappen is written by sports journalist James Gray and published on May 20, 2021. It is called "Max Verstappen: The Inside Track on a Formula One Star" and there is no Bulgarian translation yet. Realistically, Gray wrote these pages before the greatest season of Max's career. The driver, whose car was number 33 before last year's triumph, is the youngest driver to win a race, finish on the podium and lead a Formula 1 race at all, all on his debut in 2016. year in the Spanish Grand Prix when he was only 17.

As the son of sporting legend Joss and elite kart driver Sophie Kumpen, Max is destined to become one of the best racers in history. From his debut to the moment he is now a leading force in the World Championship, he has been commanding attention. That is why Gray decided to write his book, in which he will reveal the essence of Max, the secrets surrounding his aggressive riding style that impresses fans. The journalist also describes very well the behavior of the young driver off the track and explains why the Dutch fans are so fanatical in their support for this competitor, traveling all over the world and wearing only orange clothes, which distinguish them from the rest of the people in the stands at the tracks they compete in. they hold competitions.

In the pages of Max's autobiography, you will find out what he has absorbed from his father's character and skills, what he has built on to be the driver around whom the powerful Red Bull Racing team will build its strategy with to stop the hegemony of Mercedes.

James Gray specializes in writing sports books and autobiographies, so you won't see anything new, anything different. But even what he offers us can answer the most important questions we can ask ourselves about Max. Why is he so talented? What does it take for a driver to be so successful in Formula 1 from an early age? How does a child react to success, fame and universal, even international, love?

Gray's language is accessible to all. Interviews with people around Verstappen himself provide one additional, or rather several additional, points of view that will help us look with greater understanding at his performance on the track.

The only criticism we can level at this work has to do with the early publication of the book and the lack of many important moments that catapult Max to the top. There is no explanation as to why, so early on, the journalist from London is in such a hurry to publish an autobiography of a competitor who has not yet reached his prime in the sport. However, Max Verstappen: The Inside Track on a Formula One Star is well worth the read. Especially if you love Formula 1 and admire the Dutchman.