- "What is it with you F1 drivers?
Always `speed is the limit,'
always looking for `danger.'
Can you all just lay on a beach and do nothing?"
But that's boring, doing nothing.
[test pattern beep]
What's up GQ?
I'm Max Verstappen
and today I'm going undercover on the internet.
[steady chords]
It's Actually Me.
Quora.
Never heard of it.
"What is Max Verstappen
and Charles Leclerc's relationship like?"
Yeah, it's very good now.
I mean, back in the day, in go-karting,
our relationship wasn't that great.
I mean, we both made it to Formula One.
We are both driving for two amazing teams
and we are fighting for a championship.
And that's all what we dreamt of
as little kids as well, you know?
And now we grew up a lot
and we really respect each other a lot.
Next.
[computer clicks]
"What makes Max Verstappen so good
when racing on a wet track?"
Practice.
Growing up in Belgium and Holland,
it rains a lot.
So we never like turned around
when it suddenly started raining.
We would put the rain tires on
and we would go out and practice
and that just helps a lot, you know,
you get a lot more understanding
of what you have to do when it rains.
Posted.
Wikipedia.
[typing strokes]
[steady chords]
[haunting music]
"in this first race,
Verstappen ran in point-scoring positions
until he was forced to retire
due to an engine failure."
Yeah, my first few years in Formula One
were related to a lot of engine failures.
[Max laughs]
[computer clicks]
"Mitchell wrote, `Verstappen drives mainly on intuition,
and that comes from years of training and preparation.
He has a database in his head
which he can use immediately."
I didn't know.
[typing strokes]
Intuition, but also experience,
it helps a lot.
From when I started in Formula One,
I only raced one year in the junior category
before I moved up to Formula One,
so, of course I'm gonna learn a lot in Formula One.
And of course the way I grew up
with my dad trying to prepare me
and work towards the goal
of getting to Formula One, for sure,
you know, it helps.
[computer clicks]
TikTok, my favorite.
[haunting music]
"So out of all the F1 drivers in history
who would you most want to race against?"
I get this question quite a lot.
I would just like to race against my dad
back in the day in his prime.
[computer clicks]
[haunting music]
"How does Max feel about Daniel's exit from McLaren?
I loved them as teammates,
crazy how much has changed."
I'm really good friends with Daniel.
We had a lot of fun together as teammates.
And sometimes things just don't work out.
It's better to leave
instead of putting yourself in that difficult situation.
I just hope, for him, that he finds a seat
so he can continue to show how good he is.
[computer clicks]
[haunting music]
Twitter.
"I wonder if Verstappen has any big gifts planned
for his family since he's dominating the season.
I saw when he won his first race
he had to buy his sister a handbag."
It was actually when I scored my first points.
It's not like if I win something
then I need to buy something.
But, whenever they need something really important,
I will always be there for my family.
[computer clicks]
"Someone said Kimi Raikkonen raced against
both Max Verstappen and his dad Jos Verstappen?
And Alonso too I think.
Can someone confirm?"
Yeah, it's true.
Kimi raced for a very long time.
Replied.
Reddit.
[haunting music]
"After a false start with two retirements
in the first three race weekends,
the crescendo has gone up for Max Verstappen."
That is very correct, Sir.
Couldn't have had really a worse start
than what we had to the year.
But we managed to turn it around.
The car's got a lot lighter as well.
We were heavily overweight.
Once the weight is coming down,
close to the minimum weight,
it becomes a lot more agile
and that's of course what you want
from a race car.
[computer clicks]
"How Red Bull has that low drag?"
Question mark.
Very good question.
Well, I'm probably the wrong person to answer that.
You have to talk to the engineers.
Next.
YouTube.
[computer clicks]
[haunting music]
"This seems like a good time to mention
that Max was allowed to drive an F1 car
before he was allowed to drive a road car."
Yeah, I mean, I was 17 when I started
which is now not allowed anymore by the rules.
You need to be 18.
The first year was quite funny.
I was not allowed to drive on a normal road,
but of course allowed to race in F1.
[computer clicks]
[haunting music]
"My heart goes nuts during any moment in iRacing,
and I can only imagine how fast Max was going
during the last lap."
Referring to Abu Dhabi last year.
Yeah, of course my heart rate was very high at the time.
You know, it's been a long season
and everything comes down to that final lap
for the championship.
But my heart rate also goes up when I'm racing online,
you know, I also want to do the best I can
and I also want to try and be perfect.
[computer clicks]
"Max Hall.
My name is Max and I wish I could be an F1 driver.
I'm only 10 and I want to be like Max Verstappen."
I started a little bit younger than that
but it's never too late.
Keep practicing.
[typing strokes]
Instagram.
[haunting music]
"What is it with you F1 drivers?
Always `speed is the limit,'
always looking for `danger.'
Can you all just lay on a beach and do nothing."
But that's boring, doing nothing.
And what's dangerous?
I mean, you can also slip in the shower
and break your neck
or cycle around New York.
Define dangerous at the end.
Posted.
[haunting music]
"I don't know what this means,
but it seems special.
Congrats."
It was very special.
I mean, it was definitely a very proud moment for me
to be recognized by my country like that.
Definitely very proud.
Next.
[haunting music]
"ayebutcherr.
Can we shout out Hannah Schmitz
for being the best in the business?
May the Schmitz be with you, Max.
She's a fuckin' gem."
Well, that's why she is also employed by Red Bull.
[Max laughs]
[computer clicks]
Okay, that's it.
I'm signing off the internet.
[laptop lid snaps shut]