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Rivals hoping that baby Lily’s arrival would slow down new father Max Verstappen were given short shrift as he beat Lando Norris to pole position for the Miami Grand Prix.
Just days after announcing the birth of his daughter, Verstappen was on track at the Miami Autodrome where his weekend began with a blip as a penalty for an unsafe release in the Sprint cost him a points finish.
atherhood will not slow Max Verstappen
Verstappen had been fighting for a podium result in the 19-lap Sprint when Red Bull released him into the path of Kimi Antonelli as the drivers came in to swap their intermediates for slick Pirelli rubber.
Verstappen not only lost a piece of his front wing in the crash, but he was given a 10-second penalty that dropped him to 17th in the official classifications.
But just a few hours later, he was back on track for qualifying for the Grand Prix where he silenced anyone suggesting the birth of his daughter may slow the four-time World Champion.
But, alas for the Briton and Verstappen’s other rivals, fatherhood has not changed his approach nor hampered his speed.
“I don’t really listen to these kind of silly things,” he said. “I just do my thing.
“I think there are enough racing drivers in the past that have been World Champion even after having kids, you know. So honestly, I don’t even know where that comes from.”
While Verstappen is one of two dads on today’s grid, the other being Nico Hulkenberg, in yesteryear, the likes of Michael Schumacher and Lily’s grandfather Nelson Piquet all won World titles as fathers.
Sebastian Vettel was also a father when he was fighting for the titles with Ferrari.
