Verstappen receives special award from minister

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13:16, 01 Sep 2022

Max Verstappen has been appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau by Minister for Sport Conny Helder, reports Verstappen.com. The Dutchman receives this award for his achievements in Formula 1 in recent years.

According to Helder, becoming a world champion is much more complex than having talent. The minister referred to Verstappen's achievement in becoming the first Dutchman ever to win a Formula One world title. Verstappen is therefore very happy with the award.

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Being appointed an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau is an incredibly proud moment for me and came very unexpected for me so early in my career. I want to thank my family and loved ones, but also Red Bull who have been like a second family to me. We achieved this together.

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"It's a great honour to receive this designation," he said. "I'm very grateful to my family and loved ones for their support since my first racing years and would also like to thank Red Bull and my personal sponsors. Without all that support I could not have got to where I am today."

"In addition, I would also like to thank my fans worldwide but especially the Orange Army. Their encouragement is overwhelming time and time again and it's great to see so many Dutch people sympathising. I am really looking forward to my home race this weekend in the Dutch Grand Prix."

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

Verstappen receives special award from minister

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