Helmut Marko has spoken about the increased maturity of Max Verstappen – from being “shaped by his father” to becoming World Champion.

Although the Red Bull advisor has discussed before about how Verstappen was always mentally ahead of his years from the time they first met, there was always the strong influence in the foreground of his ex-racer dad Jos.

Verstappen Jnr made his F1 bow for the Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso team, as they were then known, in 2015 at the tender age of 17. Part-way through the following year, he was promoted to the senior squad and won on his debut in Spain.

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