Every F1 driver has a mentor or at least a mentor-like figure during their career. Look at Sebastian Vettel, who had Michael Schumacher or Lewis Hamilton, who had Niki Lauda to mentor him. Max Verstappen is no different. However, the Dutchman was lucky to find a mentor in his dad, who pushed the young gun beyond limits. As Verstappen posts a special message for his father, fans take over to give the Dutchman flashbacks from the dark past. Let’s see what the fans said. 

Max Verstappen and Jos Verstappen’s relationship is a bitter-sweet story. The 25-year-old’s success is usually credited to his father. Ever since a very young age, Jos Verstappen was in Max’s training and took the young blood karting. Max Verstappen always says that he has learned everything about racing from his dad. However, it wasn’t all roses as Jos is said to be very hard on Max Verstappen to level that once after an argument at the racetrack, Verstappen was left at a gas station by his father. 

Max Verstappen has probably put this dark past behind him as it’s because of his dad’s harsh training and regime that he’s a two-time world champion. On the occasion of Father’s Day, the 25-year-old posted a heartwarming message for his dad on social media with a photo of the two. The message was “Cheers to more laughs together 😁 Happy Father’s Day 🙌” The Father-Son duo can be seen sharing a laugh in the uploaded image as they play some sort of game. 

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However, it looked like only Max Verstappen moved on from his harsh childhood as fans had their own set of assumptions regarding Max Verstappen’s post. They took to both Twitter and Instagram to express themselves. Let’s see what the fans had to say. 

Fans react to Max Verstappen posting a message on Father’s Day

Fans took to Twitter and Instagram as Max Verstappen wished his father on both platforms. The fans gave Verstappen painful reminders as they brought things up from the past. Many fans reminded the 2X champion of the time when his father left him at the gas station after an argument. Some speculated that Verstappen was forced to post this whole thing. Let’s see how the fans reacted on Twitter:

Some fans supported Max Verstappen by suggesting that he is good enough no matter how much Jos Verstappen tries to bring him down.

There were also some who labeled Christian Horner as Max Verstappen’s real dad, as the Dutchman is also known as Horner’s favorite son. Fans reacted on Instagram as well with the reactions having a similar tone to those on Twitter.

“honey blink twice if you were forced to post this 😀”
“a very holding a gun to you forcing you to smile kinda picture.”
“Jos has more domestic abuse charges than f1 wins”
“where is Christian?”
“Max blink twice if you’re in danger”
“Found a picture of Jos happy?”
“A forced post”
“In the gas station”
“And more gas station trips”
“Don’t go with him to the gas station”

Some people were surprised that Max posted a picture of Verstappen Sr where he’s smiling, as on the track he rarely smiles. Others pointed out the fact that this was a forced picture.

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What do you think? Are the people being a little too harsh in the comments?