Verstappen’s mother makes strange admission following son’s maiden F1 title – “Hamilton was the better driver”

Max Verstappen’s mother made an admission regarding Lewis Hamilton, saying that he was the better driver in the UAE.

Verstappen went into the Abu Dhabi GP with his championship hopes very much in the balance. He had to finish ahead of Hamilton to win the title, but he quickly realised it was easier said than done.

Hamilton overtook him right at the start, and went on to drive a dominating race. He had the Dutchman firmly behind him, and the gap was only increasing.

However, a huge slice of luck in the form of an absolute blunder from the stewards gift-wrapped a chance to take the lead to the Red Bull driver. He duly obliged and passed Hamilton on the last lap to win the race and the championship on the last lap.

Verstappen’s mother made an admission regarding Hamilton, saying that her son was not superior to the Mercedes driver on that day.

Max Verstappen holds the Dutch flag aloft. December 2021.
Verstappen (pictured) did his mother and his country proud. Source: planetf1.com

“Only now do we begin to realise – my son is F1 World Champion,” Sophie Kumpen told Belgium’s Het Laatste Nieuws in an interview.

“I screamed and cried. Max was a lion because, it has to be said, Hamilton was the strongest in the race. The angels helped us.”

Mother-son bonding

Verstappen called his mother immediately after his historic victory, and Kumpen revealed what her son asked her.

“Immediately after the GP, there was a phone call from Max,” she continued.

“I was pleased to hear from him even though he was a bit upset. The first thing he asked me? How many times did I go to the bathroom during the race…”

“It’s incredible what triggered this success. We started following the race with almost the whole neighbourhood.

“People came from all over. Belgians and Dutch together, all for Max. Something really unique. An even more special victory,” she concluded.

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