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Max Verstappen on ditching Red Bull to join Ferrari

Jos Verstappen has claimed that his son, Max, was approached by Ferrari prior to signing for Red Bull in 2014. The Scuderia requested to sign the then-17-year-old while he was racing for Toro Rosso. Jos told media sources that team Ferrari scouted his son after his inaugural F1 season but that: “Now Max has everything at Red Bull, a competitive car and team, it wouldn't make sense to change.” The Dutch-Belgian driver didn’t receive a promotion until the midway point of his second season in F1 – after which he went on win his debut at Red Bull. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies It wasn’t until 2021 that Verstappen won a World Championship with Red...
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