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<p>PiperHarriman35: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;By Alan Baldwin&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Dec 9 (Reuters) - Formula One title contender Max Verstappen was born to race, hailed as a future world champion even before he made history as a 1...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Alan Baldwin&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Dec 9 (Reuters) - Formula One title contender Max Verstappen was born to race, hailed as a future world champion even before he made history as a 17-year-old rookie in 2015.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The 24-year-old Red Bull driver is now one step away from that coronation as he prepares for Sunday's season finale under the floodlights of Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Level on points with [https://sportsrants.com/?s=Britain%27s%20Lewis Britain's Lewis] Hamilton, the Mercedes great who is chasing a record eighth title, Verstappen leads 9-8 on wins.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;That means he will become the first Dutch world champion by beating Hamilton or without scoring another point should the 36-year-old fail to finish in the top 10.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Belgian-born, Verstappen has been around the sport since he was a baby, on wheels almost as soon as he could walk and Tech Blog ([https://www.feedsfloor.com/profile/flotechtips www.feedsfloor.com]) guided to grand prix greatness by the firm hand of father and former F1 racer Jos.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Verstappen senior took two podiums for Benetton in 1994 as a team mate to Michael Schumacher, and their families holidayed together.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Max's mother, Sophie Kumpen, was a top go-karter who raced against future F1 world champion Jenson Button and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Together Jos and Sophie built a baby which had the right genes,&quot; his former F3 team boss Frits van Amersfoort told the BBC.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;And then after a while Max was programmed to be a race driver.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Verstappen has set F1 records as the youngest driver, points scorer and race winner (at 18) and can become the first non-Mercedes driver to take the title since Sebastian Vettel with Red Bull in 2013.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Hamilton saw the threat coming years ago.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;There´s always someone waiting to take my position. I´ve got that Max just sitting there waiting to take it,&quot; he said in 2017 after securing his fourth title.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;You´ve got for sure a potential world champion within Max and he´s only going to get stronger with age.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;POLES APART&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;That long-awaited battle of the generations became real this season as Red Bull and engine partner Honda finally provided Verstappen with the car his talents demanded.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;While he and Hamilton are in a duel of their own, they are also poles apart.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Where the Briton is involved in fashion, music and using his platform as champion and F1's sole Black driver to push for racial equality and diversity, Verstappen has [https://www.biggerpockets.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;term=fewer%20distractions fewer distractions].&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Favourite hobby? That's a tricky one. Asides from F1, I do a lot of sim (virtual) racing. I guess that's a hobby,&quot; Verstappen said at last weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;But in a way also not because I take it very seriously.&quot;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Verstappen is uncompromising and aggressive, although more relaxed than his father was, a racer who gets everything out of the car but sometimes crosses a line -- literally and figuratively.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Hamilton said in Jeddah he felt Verstappen raced as if the rules did not apply to him while former racer Martin Brundle was also concerned by some of his moves.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Such is Max's car control and cunning he's sometimes able to pull off the audacious moves and leave a margin of doubt as to whether it's hard racing or simply a professional foul outside of the regulations,&quot; said the Sky TV commentator.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Horner said people did not give Verstappen enough credit.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Max drives like Tyson Fury fights. He´s got that same heart,&quot; he said recently.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;You just know he´s going to give it everything and if you knock him down, he´s going to get back up. He´s got that burning desire, that all-out commitment.&quot; (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Toby Davis)&lt;br&gt;</div>

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