“Sir Max or Lord Max,” Christian Horner jokingly congratulates Max Verstappen on his national honour

“Sir Max or Lord Max,” Christian Horner jokingly congratulates Max Verstappen on his national honour

Christian Horner and Max Verstappen

As a Dutch driver in Formula 1, Max Verstappen has achieved a lot being just 24 years of age. The Red Bull driver was already the most successful Dutch driver in F1 while entering the 2021 season. But this has been cemented now that he became the world champion last year. Over the years, it has always been a pleasure watching Max race and push his car to the limit. At such a young age, the skills and talent that he has portrayed is nothing short of a miracle.

Max Verstappen comes into the Dutch GP weekend looking to get a back to back home race victory. The race in 2021 was just amazing as the world got to experience the true orange army fandom. The amount of orange smoke on the track and in the spectator stands was enough for a whole nation.

For his achievements in motorsports, it was imminent that the Dutch driver would be felicitated for it. Before the start of the grand prix weekend. Max was appointed as the Officer in order of the Orange Nassau. This is a big honour in his home country and is the equivalent of an MBE / OBE in England.

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Max Verstappen was awarded this royal decoration yesterday by the minister for sport Conny Helder, in the presence of his family, his friends and his loved ones. Fast forward to today at the start of FP1, Team principal Christian Horner was early on the radio and went on to congratulate Max Verstappen for this incredible achievement on the radio. The pair joked around a bit on what Max will be referred as and it turned out to be a very wholesome conversation.

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“We’re not quite sure what to call you,” Christian Horner jokingly tells Max Verstappen in a radio message

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

“We’re not quite sure what to call you, whether it’s Sir Max, Lord Max or Super Max, but congrats from everyone in the team!,” said Christian Horner. Max Verstappen joking replied to this, “Haha thanks mate, just call me Max, as always!”. Max showed that no matter what, he will always be humble.

During Max Verstappen’s award ceremony, Christian Horner and Dr Helmut Marko were also among the ones that were present to witness Max’s ceremony. This shows the tight relationship that the Dutch driver has with his team and especially these two individuals. The Red Bull driver’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet was also present to support him.

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