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Sophie Kumpen: The angels helped us with Max
Sophie Kumpen, Max Verstappen's mother, watched her son race to his first Formula 1 Title from her home, as she felt the angels helped the 24-year-old win the race. The 2021 newly crowned F1 Champion is known for his former F1 driver father Jos Verstappen, who has raced from 1994 till 2003, when he retired to focus in his talented son's career. But Max has his mother Sophie to thank as well for getting half of his racing genes, as the Belgian was a racer herself, having previously raced in Karting. Although Kumpen was not on track to watch her son racing the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP, watching the race from her home in Belgium was not any less stressful. My son is an F1 World Champion After the...
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