"Super Max!" is a song performed by Dutch band , who are fans of Dutch

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driver

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. The song was released on 16 July 2016, accompanied by a music video.

Background

is a Dutch

driver who made his debut in the series in 2015, driving for

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. In 2016 at the

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, he would switch seats with

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, moving to

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, the senior team for

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. He won in his first race with Red Bull, becoming the youngest ever winner, the youngest driver to score a podium finish and the youngest ever to lead a lap of a Formula One race, breaking the previous records held by

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. In the process, he also became the first Dutchman to win a Grand Prix and the first Grand Prix winner born in the 1990s. The are a group of two (formerly three) Verstappen fans, Rob Toonen and Jeroen Hilgenberg (and formerly Marco Mars), who are part of the "Oranje Army" (), a colloquial name for Verstappen's supporters. A follow-up to the song was made for Verstappen's title run against

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in the 2021 season, titled "Super Max! Yohé, Yoho!". They also made another song, "Let's Go Lando", in support of British Formula One driver

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. And in 2023 they made another new song called "Vamos Fernando" in support of

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who had a strong start to 2023 for

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Reception

The song became a viral hit, after Verstappen continued to gain success in Formula One. The song was used as a

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for whenever Verstappen won, as an

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for anything that Verstappen did, or as a chant within the "Oranje Army". Verstappen won his first drivers' championship in the 2021 season, causing the song to chart on Spotify's Viral 50 in several countries, including hitting number one in the Netherlands, and number five in the global chart. Verstappen was also seen partying to the song after his championship win.

Track listing

References

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