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From boos to belief: Verstappen ‘surprised’ by new fan support
©RedBull Phillip van Osten
30/12/2025 at 15:2330/12/2025 at 12:22 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Max Verstappen has spent much of his Formula 1 career being admired, feared, and – in equal measure – booed. Dominance does that. But in 2025, something unexpected happened: the four-time world champion found himself cast not as the immovable force at the front, but as the hunter. And to his surprise, the crowd seemed to like that version of Max very much. After years of being the man fans wanted toppled, Verstappen says the shift in public sentiment caught him off guard. Red Bull no longer had the field covered, victories were harder-earned, and the Dutchman spent most of the...
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