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Max's mother: 'The angels helped us' in Abu Dhabi
Max Verstappen's mother Sophie Kumpen says she was preparing for defeat in the closing stages of F1's title decider in Abu Dhabi when "the angels" unexpectedly turned the race around for her son. Kumpen, a former race in her own right, gifted her good genes to Formula 1's 2021 world champion along with those of her former husband and F1 driver Jos Verstappen. While the 46-year-old Belgian has always followed her son's career very closely, she was not on site at Yas Marina to witness Verstappen's title bid and historical success. Speaking to Belgium's Het Laatste Nieuws after the dramatic showdown between the Red Bull driver and arch-rival Lewis Hamilton, Sophie described how she...
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