What Jos Verstappen's sponsor has been regretting for many years…

      At one time, one of the sponsors of Jos Verstappen was the famous Dutch financier Michel Perridon – you can recall, for example, the large logos of his company Trust, a manufacturer of electronic components, on Minardi machines in 2003.

      Perridon is 62 years old now, and when he was invited to participate in The Dutch Dragons podcast, he told an interesting story that happened quite a long time ago, but he still worries that his business sense failed him back then.

      One day, Raymond Vermeulen, the manager of Jos and Max, approached him once again and made an offer, which he refused.

      "Through my company, I have always sponsored Jos Verstappen, Max's father, and it has cost me millions," Michel Perridon said. – One day his manager, who is also Max's manager, came to me and said: "Do you want to invest five million? Then you'll receive 10% of Max's income for the rest of your life."

      And what did I say to him without showing proper foresight? I replied: "No, I'm not going to do that, I've already invested enough money in their family." In general, I made a small mistake! (laughs) Sometimes we make the wrong decisions..."

      Max Verstappen, according to experts, earns about 60 million euros a year at Red Bull Racing. According to rumors, Aston Martin is willing to pay him more, so Perridon has something to regret, even if his fortune, according to data for 2024, was estimated at 384 million euros.