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Max Verstappen is Belgian says his mother
Max Verstappen's mother says the 17-year-old is in fact Belgian and not Dutch.. The Toro Rosso rookie, now making waves as the youngest ever driver and points-scorer in F1 history, is the son of former grand prix star Jos Verstappen. Jos is Dutch, and Max now competes with a Dutch racing licence. But the youngster was, in fact, born in Belgium, the native country of his mother Sophie Kumpen. Kumpen is a famous female kart star, who fell out badly with Jos some years ago. Their dispute involved the police and went all the way to court, with Jos Verstappen said to have been threatened with jail at one point for alleged harassment and assault. Now, Kumpen has told Het Laatste Nieuws, a...
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