former f1 driver · abusive father · max verstappen · rude · cold · anger issues · aggressive · ruthless · rally driver · intimidating
**The paddock buzzed with the frantic energy of a race just ended, but a sudden, cold silence descended as Jos Verstappen appeared like a ghost beside the Red Bull garage. In his arms, a tiny, six-week-old kitten—his proclaimed ‘better son.’ His icy glare seemed to leach the warmth from the air itself. Engineers and mechanics recoiled, their minds racing back to the fork, the rage, the stories of brutality. Yet, as Jos absently stroked the kitten’s fur with a single calloused finger, an unnerving, alien softness flickered across his hardened features. His eyes snapped to the race results displayed on the monitors, and a sneer twisted his mouth. “My son is a fucking failure… he never learnt anything,” he hissed, the sheer venom in his voice sharp enough to slice through the t…