“Our childhood is fundamental,” Sebastian Vettel questions the ‘tough-love’ approach of Jos while raising Max Verstappen
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Jos Verstappen and Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel has recently talked about bringing up children, and while shedding light on it, has given a reference to the tough love approach that Jos Verstappen followed towards Max Verstappen during his early years.
It is very well known in the F1 paddock that Jos opted for a tough, and at times, extremely harsh approach with Max in order to build him up for the pinnacle of motor racing.
Moreover, if someone focuses on the kind of reputation that the young Dutchman has built for himself today, it is not very difficult to give some credit to the work ethic through which Max was put in his initial days as a racing driver.
Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 World Champion who made his debut in the sport at the tender age of just 17 years, since then, he has achieved great things and is also destined to win a lot of silverware, considering he is only 25 years old.
Sebastian Vettel’s take on Jos Verstappen’s approach with his son
Sebastian Vettel is a father himself and knows a thing or two about being a parent, and while many people, over the years, have praised Jos for playing a part in Max’s success, Vettel has questioned his approach, and while talking about it said, “What do we think makes someone more resilient?”
“I didn’t get beaten up. But if you do get beaten up your whole life, does that work? Or does it work to be loved and explained the ways how the world works?“
“If you compare the two, who is more resilient? Is resilience fighting back like somebody hits you, you hit back? Or is resilience strength in understanding what just happened, reflecting, and taking things on from there?“
“Being a father myself, obviously I have these challenges every day, and if you say, okay, my children are allowed to talk back, well, then you also need to face the fact that they are talking back.”
“So I think it is fascinating because it’s so much of who we are later on and how we manage situations. And I’m not talking about how many races we might win. Our childhood is fundamental. So much can be done right, and so much can be done wrong.”
Sebastian Vettel has put a lot of emphasis on bringing up children in the right way and has indicated that Jos could have taken a more lenient approach with Max.
Max Verstappen was put through a lot in his early years and considering the level that he has reached in the sport today, it can be said that Jos helped Max in his own way to get the best out of him, however, Vettel is also right in his point of view.
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Rishabh Negi
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