Cas van de Kleut is redacteur bij GPblog en gespecialiseerd in Formule 1-nieuws en analyses. Met een achtergrond in journalistiek en ervaring in interviews, evenementen en podcasts levert hij actuele berichtgeving en onderbouwde inzichten in de sport.
Max Verstappen is an inspiration to many young fans, but even top athletes still look up to him. Jurriën Timber, a former Ajax player, told The Mirror that he sees Verstappen as a role model.
Timber made the switch from Ajax to Arsenal last year. Here, the Dutch defender was seen as a key force to win another Premier League after years. However, his first season did not go as hoped: the Oranje international suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament in the opening game of the season. As a result, he only featured in the first and last match of the season.
Timber sees Verstappen as an example
Timber, however, is a winner. Here he looks to other great athletes. Like the Formula 1 world champion of the past three seasons: "I like to look at winners and in the NBA you see them a lot. But also you look at Max Verstappen..."
The former Ajax player continued, "You see his interviews sometimes after races and you are like ‘wow’ this guy is such a big winner and I love to see that, see his comments that happen after a race.” On which team is the best in the Netherlands, Verstappen and Timber will disagree. The Formula One driver is a big fan of PSV, while the Arsenal defender played against the club from Eindhoven for years. On the other hand, Timber now plays for Lewis Hamilton's favourite club.
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