Sky Sports analyst praises Verstappen's mental strength after becoming a new father

22:40, 10 May 2025

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Max Verstappen was back on track just days after becoming a father, a feat that made Sky Sports analyst Anthony Davidson admire the Dutchman.

Verstappen missed the Miami media day due to the arrival of his child with Kelly Piquet. However, he was in Miami for the action that Friday.

Davidson expresses admiration for Verstappen's mental strength

"It's fantastic. Whoever you are, it's such a special time," Davidson said at Sky Sports.

“The impressive thing for me is the compartilisation he is about to embark on here."

Max Verstappen during the Miami Grand Prix

Verstappen was able to clinch pole position during the feature races qualifying session, thus putting a stop around the talk that he would be slower as a father.

Davidson then wondered, "Having been in the maternity ward with Kelly and seen the birth of his daughter, and then in the blink of an eye, you're back here in a Formula 1 car. How do you do that?"

This article was written in collaboration with Sandy van Wijngaarden.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Pos.

Driver

Team

Points

Kimi Antonelli

MER

156

Lewis Hamilton

FER

115

George Russell

MER