Winning An F1 Race With No Driving License

The True Story Behind Max Verstappen's First F1 Win

[@ThePointlessBox_]

“Yo my first car was a clio, and yours?” “Mine was a used golf, how about you max?” “The redbull F1 car”

[@cylee4735]

It’s actually a Toro Rosso

[@Yuzuripe]

​@@cylee4735well toro rosso is still a redbull's sibling so yeah

[@ObamasBirthCertificate]

​@@Yuzuripe it's not the redbull F1 car so yeah

[@hiufgterde]

Technically he also drove other cars before f1…so you are all wrong moehahaha

[@Hi-db5cd]

@@ObamasBirthCertificate toro rosso means red bull so yeah he is not wrong

[@DanielKiss99]

If you ever feel useless, just think about Max's driving license.

[@dhruvchandra7452]

Most underrated comment

[@dionoviche]

Think about his driving instructor 😂

[@thomastwiss2]

@@dionovichethis is the best comment i have ever seen

[@Tactix_se]

Racing professionally is not the same as driving on roads where you have to know and obey traffic laws. It’s a funny joke though

[@ShawnFX]

@@dionoviche LMAO😂💀 his driving instrutor probably would've quit on the spot lol

[@smitadas4948]

For anyone who thinks they modelled the car specifically around him, this man literally won in a new team’s car the moment they presented him with an opportunity. Give credit where it’s due.

[@automotive474]

Max was honest, he says "fortunately the car was good" give credit where it is due to the amazing engineers, too!

[@accountno.9630]

winning a gp is a thing, winning the championship another. when verstappen started winning not only he had the best car on the grid, it was indeed built around him too. nothing wrong with that, ferrari did it with schumi for yrs as well

[@carlosgoden4424]

@@automotive474for sure, neither side carried the other, team effort

[@Me-Dwight]

@@accountno.9630 The first year he won the championship, him and Hamilton were tied going into Dubai. It’s the driver just as much as it is the car, don’t throw shade.

[@Pistaa13]

​@@accountno.9630 Even AN said that if you think the car can be build around a person you have 0 idea about racing.

[@spicyF1]

He held off kimi in a faster Ferrari in his first race for RB on dead tires...Max is on another level

[@ananthu8534]

Actually both RB & Ferrari messed up their strategy. Seb & Daniel were to fight for the win , but on a 3 stopper which teams' thought to be the Better strategy. But 2 stopping were better giving Max & Kimi the chance to win . But yeah ....holding an Experienced veteran , a Former World champion at the age of 18 is an Incredible achievement.

[@marinlenfant6976]

You never watched the race didn’t you ?

[@dogshake]

@@ananthu8534when is Ferrari not messing up their strategy.

[@zuh1g]

​@@dogshakeaged poorly

[@dogshake]

@@zuh1g they won one, relax….they’re gonna screw up next race

[@moritz7613]

Imagine "teaching" max how to drive to get his drivers license

[@cereal-killer4455]

Getting a driving license is about learning the rules of the roads and driving safely, not just about moving your car around

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

​@@cereal-killer4455 there's more emphasis on safe driving etiquette and rules in open wheel motorsport than there ever has been in public driving

[@NickJerrison]

@@ihavewaited90daystochangem51 Just because there's more of it, doesn't mean it replaces it. In theory you could be the best racing driver in the world but not know what all of the road signs mean.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

@@NickJerrison In theory, that's your only argument. Theory is not reality. If someone is able to understand and abide by more complicated rules, why would they have any problem learning a simpler system in an instant?

[@cereal-killer4455]

@@ihavewaited90daystochangem51 yeah but getting a drivers license is about understand road signs, markings, traffic rules, right of way rules etc which is not taught in f1

[@718Insomniac]

The consistency of Max is just nuts. He has a unnatural, natural feel for the road.

[@Wuppie62]

Unnatural? He was already on the road racing, still in his mother's womb as a foetus. :)

[@markermarque9843]

​@@Wuppie62 while his dad was beating her up??? 😂

[@Wuppie62]

@@markermarque9843 You're a toxic guy, and probably needs to do these things because of own shortcomings. Focus on yourself.

[@718Insomniac]

@@Wuppie62 hahaha

[@Sneekyy.]

Probably helps that Adrian neweys designs have always had the same style to how max likes his car setup but even still he's an insane driver

[@ricardolourenco3722]

Bleeding from the nose has nothing to do with cocaine, i swear

[@groundedgaming]

"Chicane, not cocaine!" -some Brazillian F1 fan, probably

[@TheTrueBlueOne]

Jos Verstappen is the one guy who can consistently beat max

[@JnManuelAG]

His father did a master Roshis out of excitement

[@ShayanKhan-th5zb]

😅😅

[@GTmotions]

​@@TheTrueBlueOne brooo💀

[@reca2489]

My dad was getting so excited that the noses of other people around him started bleeding

[@swBandit87]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrZorroZorroZ]

This genuinely made me laugh out loud, thsnks😂

[@kendamac6070]

😂😂

[@Bombasticboi-ot4qr]

😂

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

Because they knew who he was...

[@c3vzn]

This man was engineered to race from the beginning.

[@redbull]

since day one ☝️

[@sheshitkarthikeya1528]

@@redbull t - 9months...

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

@@redbull Since Max came out of his mother's stomach...

[@BlackOilyMenKissing]

​@farhanmaleq5607 his dad was driving his nuts into her mom

[@the11sage]

Red Bull liked your comment bro, you made it😂

[@sairamr6886]

Every 20 years an aggressive driver with enough balls to dominate on the wets enters the sport. Senna, Schumacher, Alonso, and now Max. We are witnessing the prime Era of a top notch driver.

[@ericrossoni]

Lewis left the chat 💀

[@sairamr6886]

@@ericrossoni Lewis isn't even in the chat. He's a pace/precision driver.

[@Oranje_24]

​@@sairamr6886Lewis had so many good wet races. For example Silverstone 2008. He lapped all drivers to 4th position and drove brilliantly. 2018 Germany. He started in 14th place. When the rain came, he changed immediately and was able to get used to the conditions straight away and won the race in a relaxed manner. So please think before you say that.

[@thekoukikid7]

I'm just fuming that Lewis isn't even in equation 😂

[@hy7968]

@@Oranje_24Well Max went from p14 to p1 at the Belgium GP last year and even managed to finish 17.8s ahead of his teammate. It’s way more impressive considering the fact that the merc in 2018 was a lot faster than the rest of the grid as compared to Redbull in 2022.

[@chiara2039]

Well, i'm a Ferrari tifosa, but max is really one of the best drivers of the history... It's the pure truth

[@yammmit]

he absolutely is. he and alonso are driving geniuses imo

[@Jhin224]

True. His FPs & race this year’s Spanish GP was all P1. Truly a magnificent machine operator. Tifosi btw

[@ManOfPillowDoom]

Ahaha the pain you must feel every single race must be amazing

[@load_corruption01]

He has an unfair advantage, and I’m not talking about the RB19, I mean the combination of his insane talent and his nerves(and balls) of titanium.

[@Jhin224]

@@ManOfPillowDoom yes it sucks but I’ll never stop being a tifosi ✌🏼

[@yeahright-ze9el]

wow. whoever made this needs a raise

[@PurpleBananas-dj8rj]

The driving test be like: So what kind of experience do you have Max: ...

[@catalintimofti1117]

-Have you ever driven a car before? -maybe

[@nickname4486]

I regularly rewatch the last laps of this race with the Dutch ‘yohee yohoo comments from Olav Mol and it tears me up every time. Just like the ‘last lap in Abu Dhabi’ in 2021. Man it was a hell of journey between those two events.

[@countmorbid3187]

And it was a deserved win. Certainly looking at the statistics of that year.

[@Oranje_24]

​@@countmorbid3187But of course you have to say that if the Mercedes had been a bit smarter, they would have won the race (again) easily with a double victory.

[@countmorbid3187]

@@Oranje_24 Mercedes, still having the better car, SHOULD have won easily.

[@kendamac6070]

I went nuts. Jumping and screaming like a mad man. Started watching f1 bc of his dad being the only dutch driver at tha time.

[@avarice0001]

I do not see a young champ, I see a future legend taking birth!

[@redbull]

he was definitely born a legend 😎

[@load_corruption01]

I mean, legends often start as young champs….

[@Oranje_24]

​@@load_corruption01That's really true.

[@ananthu8534]

the Great Nikki Lauda , then Prominent figure at Mercedes Benz F1 said something similar to that.

[@tver]

@@ananthu8534 “A talent of the century.”

[@samar9069]

born for it

[@redbull]

sounds about right

[@dandavid2027]

Money for it

[@historiavolando]

Marko for it

[@gavcom4060]

@@dandavid2027 well majority of F1 drivers come from rich backrounds

[@Riojack1]

@@dandavid2027 bruh watch his docu before posting stupid comment on internet

[@maruv6]

I used to follow f1 in the newspaper, seemed a bit boring because whenever I picked up- it was mercedes. And then 1-2 years later there was this driver who was annoying everyone😂, decided that I have to root for him but he didn't have a good car to win every race. I loved reading about the rebel lol, he was something else then. Now he has matured so much and his driving no?? literally perfect laps everytime. I was so in awe of him in japan 2022. I'm so glad I became a fan of him, him winning always brings me happiness :)

[@JoeTheGoat44]

Bro changed to the wrong religions

[@ThmsDouglas]

@@JoeTheGoat44 Damn more than one? Isn't that idk illegal lol.

[@nomoredream9691]

Driving F1 before having a licence: Only you Max, only you.

[@jatinnimawat2862]

And winning it too🤯

[@nomoredream9691]

@@jatinnimawat2862 Yeah!

[@ef1112]

Only him had a father to ease his way into Formula 1 so early whilst the other drivers struggled their way in even though they dominated all categories they competed in.

[@Dutchyman]

​@@ef1112"ease his way" Ye his dad made it easy. XD ur goofy

[@nomoredream9691]

@@ef1112 You're funny

[@Robs.channel]

This was crazy, he managed the drs gap to kimi with perfection. Legendarische day

[@hunteraff5872]

Fortunately he’ll be forever the youngest winner because F1 passed a rule due to him not to rush anyone out to race until their 18 Edit: meant rule, not law

[@OMM.F1]

It's not a law it's a rule.

[@rickyhineman4124]

​@@OMM.F1It's a _rule_ enforced by the governing body of F1, which is equivalent to it being a _law_ enforced by the governing body of F1. The words 'rule' and 'law' are definitely not the same word, but they can also definitely be used interchangeably, within context, given their similar meanings. I would agree that it's more appropriate to use 'rule' in this context, but it's not a stretch to use 'law' if you so choose (or, are not familiar enough with the language to know which is more appropriate to use)

[@jwork5680]

not forever IF someone is willing to do Ron Dennis Hamilton thing since Max was 18 when he won, there's a possibility you can put a 18yo rookie at one of the fastest team if Max was 17 when he won that race then that's an impossible one

[@OMM.F1]

@@jwork5680 Unless they lower the age needed to enter F1

[@Andrew-sv3ck]

@@OMM.F1 🤓

[@pedroparamo891]

Jos was having the Colombian Flu

[@marianagutierrez8916]

more like the gringo flu

[@IronXan5150]

The fights for place first 2nd and 3rd between max and Hamilton in a race are sick

[@AlwaysEwok]

Max’s dad was sniffing so much yay celebrating max winning he got nosebleed😂😂

[@zeruzio1345]

I'm sure it was nose-beers all round that night.

[@ruthrau8970]

American be like "what do you mean you don't have a license at 17"

[@sirnato5218]

as with us aussies haha

[@ruthrau8970]

@@sirnato5218 didn't know that Nice reply thx

[@DiamondFireball]

he could have had one

[@gsopoagmle]

Max is a AI robot developped by Adrian Newy in Milton Keynes lab of Red Bull.

[@p3falien233]

it's a thing to experience this as an old Jos Verstappen fan....and it feels great :)

[@LuigiMason]

3 of the greatest to ever do it on the same grid this season, 4 last season including Seb, absolutely blessed 🔥

[@greyshepherd3456]

So are we forgetting the 2 years at Toro Rosso? You literally have Massa calling him a dangerous driver.

[@ploppyjr2373]

A year and a half but sure

[@ThmsDouglas]

He was he was extremely aggressive but he got way past that but I'm guessing like most people against him you act as if that matters today lol.

[@paulvanderweerd7456]

For Max fans like me this Grand Prix is one of the most memorable. Go MAX! 🏁

[@mamavswild]

This is still my favorite GP to go back and watch (and Abu Dhabi 21!) 😊

[@ZAH33D]

​@@mamavswild I'm quite certain Max has had better and more dominant races than Abu Dhabi 2021. I mean, races where he alone took himself to the top. Ykwim.

[@marnick4229]

Brazil 2016, 2019 where great. Germany 2019 aswell. 70th anniversary gp(silverstrone) 2020 There are plenty more but these are ones i found the most impressive and chaotic

[@Oranje_24]

​@@marnick4229In 2019 he really had no competition at all. Just like in Germany, because the top cars were all further back. 70th Anniversary wasn't messy after all.

[@A2906-o8q]

@@Oranje_24 tf you mean no competition, he and Lewis battled the whole race for the win

[@skyhigh6089]

Best driver of the 21st century. Ok, maybe a tie with Alonso.

[@AubreyF1official]

Bro ignored Lewis

[@Christoph5782]

Alonso is probably the best at being able to drive any type of car in any type of discipline, Max is probably the best at driving an F1/Open Wheel car, and Hamilton is the best at helping to develop/engineer a fast race car So if you put then in Touring Cars; give me Nando. Indycars; give me Max. The Red Bull Soap Box Durby thing, give me Lewis

[@balazs7235]

I am a Max fan, but cmon. Lewis?? Saying he isn’t is bigoted.

[@Jusuff]

Schumacher? Hamilton?

[@DemRizzo]

@@Christoph5782 what are you talking about? Fantasy?

[@steve4812]

Now we need to hear how max got his driver's license😂

[@youtrovert]

My dad got do excited that his nose strarted bleeding. Anime reference 😂

[@ThmsDouglas]

HAHA excitement for a totally different reason!

[@lodestar3984]

Max going to take his driver’s test: So, where is the DRS zone?

[@Mac.Vaidya]

Generational Talent this boy is!! 🙌🏻 I only re-started watching F1 again in 2021, bcoz of Super Max!! Had stopped it after 2014. Although, a big fan of Kimi Raikkonen (prime) and Michael Schumacher over the years 🏁❤️❤️

[@WhatThePartyNeeds]

F1 should do F1 animated(tm) to make lil videos anout the history and stories of F1 just like the UFC does.

[@cadet15]

Modern day Fernando Alonso

[@rosaortiz7842]

This is good! I want to see more of these!❤

[@plampard7813]

Lol Jos with the Colombian nosebleed

[@easy_eight2810]

He's gotten 1st place in an F1 race before he's legally an adult with a driving license

[@CommandoMaster]

Racing is different than driving on public roads. Any kid can go kart fast😂

[@aecyne]

Another person that didn't have a license was MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo, he won the 2010 MotoGP Championship and got his motorcycle license in 2012 iirc

[@breadinalds]

Nah bro instead of writing an essay about what vacation he went during summer he wrote how he races in formula 1

[@matthewrennie1110]

“Ay I used a bus to get around before my driver license, what bout you max?” “F1 car”

[@bloodnva6745]

Verstappen had the F1 licence at least Raikkonen joined with no licences at all 😂

[@ShawnFX]

THATS OUR CHAMP BABY, THE FUTURE GOAT❤️❤️

[@MrJoshuapoon]

Max is one of the greatest, no doubt!!!

[@Bsilly59]

Redbull gives you the ability to drive legally without a licence

[@asmabilli4836]

Driving license teacher :have you driven a car before Max:yeah in f1 it was red bull Teacher :teach me to drive 😂😂

[@whiteknob7944]

Max was also the youngest man to steal not only a girlfriend but even the child that goes with her. He’s a beast.

[@ThmsDouglas]

He will take your job, your girl, and your little girl lmao.

[@Igor_The_Græt]

Officer: licence and registration please Max Verstappen: *shows a F1 trophy*

[@automotive474]

I totally understand the father's excitement, it's hard in the cockpit, but in terms of pressure and nerves, it's the worst and best feeling in the world to be on the sidelines watching your kid chasing their limits.

[@Slovenian_girl]

TU TU TU DU MAX VERSTAPPEN

[@AlphaAssasinYT]

Should've mentioned ric helping him by ping ponging with vetrel's car costing him time, and ofc the Ferrari strategists coming into red bull's clutch Not taking anything away from max but that was Ferrari giving another free victory away

[@RedHaloManiac95]

“My dad was getting so excited he had to keep going to the bathroom and he couldn’t sit still. His jaw was locking up from the excitement and then his nose started bleeding” 😂

[@zaryabz56]

U can see a bit of Schumacher's essence in Max. Truly a once in a generation driver.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

🙏 We must Thank You Max Verstappen's loving father Jos Verstappen , an F1 driver himself in his driving days for protecting & guiding Max to be F1 World Champion of today! ... 🌷🌿🌏💜🕊🍎🍊

[@MAZIIFORTHEBABIES]

I drive around the neighborhood how about you Max Max: I drive on an F1 track

[@ethanv7330]

Imagine being the instructor. That can market himself as "Tought Max Verstappen".

[@douglasgroff7059]

I remember watching it live. It was amazing!

[@pedrojuan8050]

So glad Redbull built him a competitive car and gave him a set of competent team to support him. Young Verstappen has the talent and hard work, he just deserves all that.

[@_khanmahdia_]

Well deserved!❤

[@henrysoto0712]

I'm tired of being a technician for Landrover, let me be one of your technicians

[@00dfm00]

Can't get your driver's licence until you're 18 in Belgium.

[@bigworm2051]

The man is literally a beast

[@VeraFff]

Aos domingos tô sempre ligado na minha televisão. Escutando BRYAN Tyler F1 Esperando vc ganhar👏👊

[@pamanthanos9742]

what i remember from that race just two silver arrow take out eachother

[@ThmsDouglas]

Can't lie that was amazing lol

[@ItsAdamHere]

Nice video! Max Verstappen: Best Rookie in F1

[@orionoconnor2451]

he came out the womb in 7th gear, at 210 mph

[@frrad]

As a Mercedes fan, I have learned to respect our rivals. ❤

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

Max is a good Racer he does a good job in f1

[@azuxxsas8642]

Man called my first car bad in hundred different ways

[@jjKINGMAN]

Kimi let you win there. But you deserved it. He knew it.

[@dominicviner6619]

The excuses never end in this sport

[@psychwardsandSCENE]

​@@dominicviner6619 every sport*

[@dominicviner6619]

@@psychwardsandSCENE sure whatever helps ya sleep Nothing tops f1 when it comes to random made up excuses that have no factual base

[@p3t3r_waffles]

keep telling yourself that bud. Kimi is the last person that would let someone win a race

[@psychwardsandSCENE]

@@dominicviner6619 why did you get so worked up over a factual statement?

[@skylar9450]

Racing was already tattooed on his blood from the day he was born.

[@Tintinh6785]

Seeing this on the 8 year anniversary ✌️

[@IshanputhraParameswaran-po2vo]

Dayum no wonder he called as Max Verstappen🥶🔥

[@shivanshr000]

Bro looking like fighter jet 💀

[@CanadaPlayz48]

Max has Mercedes to thank for his first race win

[@Rizzysbiggestfan]

What a video.❤

[@redbull]

thanks, we try

[@notgonnalie1846]

I tried to win an F1 race with no car. I didn't perform that great :/

[@redbull]

at least you tried 😅

[@notgonnalie1846]

@@redbull yeah, should've fueled some Red Bull, I guess 😁

[@Will_3rd]

Remember this race vividly

[@Deb1an]

[Max's driving instructor during the licensing exam]: Mr. Max, could you please elaborate on your level of expertise in operating automobiles?

[@KaarthikeyaChitta-t4d]

Messi's career started in Barcelona and this guy's career too

[@fulumukwevho4744]

Jos was so excited because he was hoping you messed up so that he can beat the brakes off of you.

[@StefanVeenstra]

Passing the drivers test in the Netherlands is on par with a masters degree compared to the tests I’ve seen in underdeveloped countries like the US. Unfortunately here too many youngsters forget what they learned out of intoxication and the elderly forget the roads and the rules don't stay the same as way back when doing the bare minimum was sufficient to pass.

[@bass2762]

One of the times max wasnt afraid of jos leaving him at the gas station

[@Artieanimation]

He doesn't need a license the license needs him

[@rookie5026]

Shout outs to maxxe's tires for doing him gods work

[@BigBampot]

Gets so much hate .. because he's so damn good .. what a debut

[@sweet-lara]

I dont know how to drive, so if Red Bull puts me into F1 they better be ready for the next Ayrton Senna.

[@WhattheactuL]

It’s a different licence you didn’t even want to drive cars.

[@jayrandolph9328]

Such enormous levels of "must be nice"

[@Lance-Stroll]

I win every f1 race. My dad presents me with a trophy after every grand prix. Thanks Dad and thank you to all my fans

[@kamikaze_22]

That loop was as impressive as Max is as an F1 driver! 🤌🏼

[@redbull]

thanks, we try 😎

[@Powk-mz1cp]

When max was born, the doctor look at his dad and said, "Congratulations, its a champion."

[@mp_3487]

Max had a super license before he had a normal license

[@Vital.Monkey]

We Believe In You Max❤

[@MiniToast21]

Redbull u should create a moped Racing team if u havent already ill gladly be a driver for the team i have a lot of experience in driving fast mopeds😅❤️

[@KarenArisbel]

Wow Max 👏🏻

[@boredaf514]

“My first car was a golf, how about you?” “I had a used civic, what about you max?” “RB12.”

[@riadelliane5053]

Love the animation 👌 ❤ !