The course of history might have been changed had the buddi🍸ng superstar opted to join either of th𓆏ose teams instead of the team who won his signature, Red Bull.

Red Bull enter the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Austrian Grand Prix, thꦛeir home race, on course for a second constructors’ championship in a row while Verstappen is set for a third consecutive drivers’ title.

Max’s father Jos Verstappen, himself a ꦿformer F1 driver, has told a back-story of when they visite♛d Toto Wolff for secret negotiations in 2014.

“We went to his house in Vienna, 🍎we had a serious discussion,” Jos told .

“But I don’t think Toto had followed him mucౠh in karting and really knew how special Max was, otherwise he would have signed him blindfolded, even if Mercedes didn’t have a junior programme.”

The Verstappen and Wolff meeting came to nothing.

Shortly after, the teenager met Helmut Marko of 🐭Red Bull.

“We met [Helmut] in 2014 in Hockenheim,” Verstappen’s ꧅father sa🎉id.

“Weꦯ go🌄t into the Red Bull motorhome and joined the table. 

“Helmut said, ‘I o🐲nly have twenty minutes’. Next year I want to put Max on a Toro Rosso in F1′.

“The deal was done.”

Sure enough, Verstappen landed the 2👍015 T🐼oro Rosso drive.

During his first-ever F1 season, as a 17 year old, Verstappen received interest ဣfrom Ferrari.

The famous Italian team had Sebastian Vettel and 🎐Kimi Raikkonen but, according t⛦o Verstappen’s dad, were sounding out replacements for Raikkonen.

“Not with 🏅the current management,” Verstappen’s dad explained.

“They looked for us after the first year in F1.

“Now🍌 Max has everything at Red Bull, a competitive car and team, it wouldn’t make sense to change.

“However, wherever he goes in the future he w♉ould make a difference if surrounded by the right people.”

Raikkonen remained at Ferrari for 2016. V🀅erstappen sta🐼rted that year with Toro Rosso but, by March, was called up to Red Bull.

The rest is history.