There Will Never Be Another Like Max

[@haribo836]

Max is the consistency of Lewis, the dedication of Schumacher, the passion for racing of Alonso, the technical knowledge of Prost plus the speed and ruthlessness of Senna, all combined into a pureblood racer that, like Raikkonnen, doesn't give a sh*t about anything else but racing.

[@BrettGoosen]

Almost fully agree except for Lewis. Max is the consistency of Max. Lewis only ever won 5 in a row...

[@PolishEddie92]

I'm with Brett. No one in the history of F1 has had the consistency of Max, and most likely, no one EVER will. I honestly can't remember the last time he made a mistake, maybe Hungary 2 years ago when he did the 360 lol

[@haribo836]

@@BrettGoosen Consistency was one of the strong suits of Lewis, until Max came. Senna was the ultimate talent, until Max came, Schumacher was the ultimate dedication, until Max came. That's what I'm saying, the strongest characteristics of the greatest drivers all in one, that's Max.

[@colinwilby8803]

You are not entirely correct, we know Lewis had the talent, he beat the current two-time world champion in his rookie year, a driver still highly respected now. He was also very unlucky not to win that year and 2 very fast teams had a chance to win races and it was a significantly closer field. Lewis did not have a car built to suit him and a subservient 2nd driver like Max has had since Riccardo left. Lewis went to Mercedes where Roberg was a resident driver, who had beaten Michael Schumacher (someone who does have a claim to be the GOAT) his teammate. So to downplay his talent is not correct. in 2016 Mercedes took all of Lewis support team and gave them to Rosberg. Lewis only lost that due to an engine failure in Malaysia, he had a better points-to-race finish ratio than Roseberg. Rosberg retired straight away due to the pressure of driving against Lewis. Even Max said he would not want the pressure of 2021 again. Bottas was not terrible I would rate him as good as Perez. Max has never had a partner who could be regarded as great or was a world champion either. Nor has he had any competition from a partner since DR (who he never beat over a season) as he has had full no1 status and a car and team built around him only. I was at the Singapore GP in 2022 when Sergio beat Max and that was because Max had dropped to 8th with a penalty and then 12th in the first lap with a poor start. Max was less than impressive that day in the fastest car on the grid so Sergio was allowed to win. If they were 1/2 Sergio would have been told to switch as we have clearly seen before. Sergio has won 4 races by the way, Monoco and Singapore in 2022 and Baku and Azerbaijan in 2023.

[@haribo836]

@@colinwilby8803 I don't downplay the qualities of Lewis. The names in my original post are the names of my greats that I've seen racing and Lewis is for sure one of those. And one of the strong points of Lewis is his consistency, maybe not win every race like Max does now, but he is always there or there abouts. In my opinion though Senna was more talented and Max as well, but Max has that consistency of Lewis as well, something Senna didn't have. That's the point with Max, he has the complete package. But that seems the issue with Lewis fans, no matter how positive you think about Lewis, if you dare praise any other driver having better certain qualities than Lewis, well be prepared for team LH.

[@bobcharlotte8724]

I think the biggest "wtf" from Max was hearing he was simming online until 4am before the Saudi GP.

[@thomashowe1509]

Well they race at night in Saudi so it probably was a decent play.

[@Crossovahh]

F1 is just a thing he does on the side 😂

[@4whomittolz846]

he's just like me fr fr

[@nomnomNACHO]

On a controller😅 it was wild seeing how the other drivers were happy that they could keep Max behind or catch up to him only to find out he was using a controller and not a steering wheel like the rest of the grid 😂😂😂

[@Marcfire75]

He said that was because he kept on the European timezone and hence he slept a different schedule

[@frogical9553]

Fun Fact: If Max got a 20 second time penalty at every Grand Prix in 2023. He would still be first with 352 points, leaving his teammate Sergio behind with 323 points

[@colinwilby8803]

This shows show How dominant the Max’s Red Bull is. Take away the advantage of the car and he would struggle.

[@Stoep-zt4lb]

@@colinwilby8803 Joker

[@ReziKureizi]

​@@colinwilby8803 F1 is about the car and the driver, in Max case both the car and the driver is dominant.

[@CM-vv8cv]

@@colinwilby8803 Oh grow up. People like you have been trying to take away the champions honour as long as F1 has existed. I remember the hate for Schumi, Vettel, Hamilton and now Max. You'll never admit it in 20 years though will you? When everyone else reflects positively, was it the car for Senna too?

[@colinwilby8803]

@@CM-vv8cv No you grow up and look at the different circumstances. There is a huge difference between a single event happening such as the 2008 crash gate scandal, for example and one were everything is equal in the last race of the year and the rules are literally changed in real time to fix a result. In the first example there are so many permutations that could have happened, between that race and the end of the season to assess within any degree of certainty what the race result would have been. In Abu Dhabi, the race and the championship was already won when the rule changes to fix the race were made. So all that was needed here is were the rules changed and that was clear at the moment Masi made his illegal decision, for anyone who has watched F1 for a few years. That is not childish, it is stating facts. It is childish to ignore the facts of what happened and hypercritical as if the circumstances were reversed Max fans would have gone ballistic and saying exactly what I do.

[@ronniebots9225]

Dont forget when they switched max and kvyat they asked in interviews what they where doing when they got the call from helmut. Kvyat awnsered he was watching game of thrones and max awnsered he was studying the track and the corners of the next race.

[@mikemelina7395]

Max is just based and his entire life is racing. In equal machinery, there's no beating him, so he has no equal among "equals", he is Senna reborn with Michael Schumacher's work ethic, there's no beating that.

[@Invest-n-Rest]

I get laughed at when I say he is a combo of Senna and Schumy. It is refreshing to see someone with the same opinion. People who know about Senna's throttle control and literally extracting the most out of the ride , along with Schumacher's relentlessness and never being afraid to find the gaps, will understand the comparison. Saying someone is like someone is not saying that are them or better, just echeos of a time in racing.

[@machunguanggangmei]

No

[@machunguanggangmei]

@@Invest-n-Rest Yes

[@killunova]

2021 was as close to equal as you'll get and he needed the FIA to break the rules for him to win so ill say Lewis Hamilton is the exception just based off of facts

[@mikemelina7395]

@@killunova Close, yes SLH of 2021 was close, now it's 3 years later, Lewis is 3 years older and time waits for no man. Lewis and Fernando are god-tier, Max is Senna at 26, he has everything he needs talent-wise, and he spends his time working out and sim racing, racing is all he does. Lewis has hobbies and side-gigs, Max just wants to become better, think about that. All he wants is to be better than he was the week before. Have we even seen "peak" Verstappen? I'm not taking anything away from Lewis, time and life is doing that. Statistically SHL is the GOAT...for now.

[@coach3942]

I once watched Max driving a go-cart in full rain during a trainingafternoon. He was so much faster then anyone else on the track that day, it was fenomenal. He was , i think 10 years old, drove like a pro, but still a child of course......very special to watch this back than ! I knew that i was a watching something special that moment..... Thanks Max , for making this Dutchman very happy on F1 race weekends👌👌

[@agenthalal653]

thats literally a quote from Helmut Marko or horner 😭😭😭😭😭

[@robloxf2championship]

@@agenthalal653 innit bro he thinks hes special 💀

[@jelski2685]

Marko and Horner talked about Norisring (F3) Not about go-kart

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

He went from karts to F1 in just over ONE year. That is crazy...

[@Jeffthengineer]

That's not true mate it's F3 to f1 in a year so

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@Jeffthengineer Nooo, please learn your basic math bro, before you say silly things: from the END of a season (Karting) to the BEGINNING of the next season (F3) is a few months, and from the beginning of a season (F3) of a season to the beginning of the following season (F1) is one year. In total that is ONE year plus a few months, or "just over a year", exactly like I said.

[@Nassau1604]

@@Jeffthengineer Dude, you the opposite of smart...

[@Jeffthengineer]

@@Nassau1604 jeez I made a mistake don't be so rude or something

[@Adama.1]

@@Jeffthengineer That's the internet for ya. In real life he would be too scared to call you stupid.

[@walterswdf2]

We often shared the track in Genk with Max and Jos when my son was racing karts. The thing that convinced me he was a unmatched talent was when he went from direct drive to shifter karts (KZ, KZ1, and KZ2). Shifter karts require a completely different driving style to direct drive. Normally, it takes super talented drivers a couple of years to adapt and get competitive. In his first full year in shifters, Max won the FIA European Championship in KZ, the WSK Euro Series in KZ1, the WSK Master Series in KZ2, and the FIA World Championship in KZ -- all while also racing full time and winning championships in KF (direct drive).

[@countmorbid3187]

Max's ability to adapt to any car has to do with dad changing setup before the race without telling MAX. Legend goes he even put some oil on the clutch at some point, just to make him adapt. Jos, instead of making everything as easy as possible, challenged Max at every opportunity. The making him drive in and weather honed his skills even more. Combined with natural talent, extremely hard to beat the Max package. The car is his only limitation.

[@paulvandermeer6461]

"Legend goes he even put some oil on the clutch at some point" It's the other way around, putting oil on the clutch is a go carting trick to get a better launch of the line. Jos didn't do that so Max would have some overtaking to do in the races

[@DrDinoNuggies]

I think this puts Jos in way too good of a light. Seems like highlighting how great the Jackson‘s did creating one of the biggest pop stars ever.

[@huixinshen8613]

@@DrDinoNuggiesas a driving coach Jos has always been good, his controversy is more around his temper and manners towards max and other ppl in general, recognizing the good coaching is fair to him unless ppl use that to defend him as a good person overall

[@kimholder3207]

Adapt to any car? Dude only drives a Red Bull. Take a seat!

[@JS-ll8nk]

Max is the GOAT. He has no weaknesses. the most complete driver there has ever been, only Michael Schumacher comes close.

[@TheJubess]

Oh he has a weakness though, put him in an uncompetitive car now, you'll find it

[@permastuned4066]

Thats everones weakness​@@TheJubess

[@mariobgrant]

Except for when Danny Ric used to wipe the floor with him

[@SaltyDog2023]

@@mariobgrantplease , enlighten us

[@adamozmin8970]

@@mariobgrantwhen max was 17 and then max went on to break Danny’s mental health as with every poor person who has the misfortune of teaming up with max

[@AceOfH34rtz]

The greatest that will ever be. Having watched every F1 race since the 90s (when I was 4 years old) I've never seen anyone close to Max. A tier above Schumacher

[@praetorian3902]

I wish they would make special seasons from time to time where all drivers are given an identical car so we can see who's better. It wouldn't be F1, sure, but it would still be nice (for us anyways). Or maybe 5-6 races in the off season.

[@francescotrombetta8548]

ahhahahahhahahahha

[@marcusstanly5379]

I don’t think he’ll be the greatest there will ever be.With the way technology is going and the rate at which kids are getting increasingly more productive with AI technology. You may never see someone greater in you lifetime but in gen Alphas or gen Z’s lifetime there may be a faster racer

[@praetorian3902]

@@marcusstanly5379 AI microchip in their brain as a driving aid - doesn't count lol

[@temp5782]

The boy is a machine and at the same time, the average Dutch boy next door.

[@danielfruhauf5304]

2:25 Normal people: "Oh look, Charles Leclerc when he was younger!" F1 meme enjoyer: "Just an inchident."

[@GPitstra37]

Max is also a dream driver for engineers. "Make me the fastest car possible and i will handle it" He does not care for stability as much. Just make it quick.

[@doug3066]

We are witnessing history being made.

[@Sam-fs8sx]

Not like Michael did that already. Beating a shit teammate in a rocketship being history now lmao.

[@h3llr4iser1]

No, we aren't. We're seeing a very fast and talented driver, supported by a car that is superior to all others in every aspect, with a team that is basically his own to run, win everything without any competition whatsoever, either due to Red Bull's technical supremacy or the other team's incompetence. It's exactly what MSC, Vettel and Hamilton have done in the past, but somehow back then it wasn't "history in the making" and it was "all thanks to the car". In a way, the current situation is also a disservice to Max - he might win 200 races and 15 championships like this, but still nobody would know how he'd actually perform under massive pressure and "make or break" situations. It's very easy for a top level driver to make no mistakes when you actually don't really have to push. The few times he's been under pressure in the past, more often than not it ended in tears, with the '21 final lap move being the odd exception; It would be very interesting to see how much, if at all, he's matured as a multiple World Champion.

[@doug3066]

@@h3llr4iser1 "No, we aren't." I respectfully disagree. I think Verstappen is the greatest driver of the current era, and of course it doesn’t hurt to be driving an Adrian Newey car. For me it will be interesting to see just how far he can take his career in F1...cheers.

[@doug3066]

@@Sam-fs8sx Don't forget Michael took two titles with Benetton.

[@XNerk302]

@@h3llr4iser1mate, Max IS beating other racers in equal machinery. Just look at how he is in sim racing. Even there, where he races in GT3 and LMP classes where the cars are equal among all the drivers, max is still at the top among the best in the world.

[@robinandthedog]

I woke up early to see his first race in Australia in 2015 if I remember well, have been watching all his trainings, qualifying and races upon today. The kid has never failed to amaze me and I hope to live long enough to see him becoming the best driver this planet has ever seen.

[@Chizinky]

He's already the best

[@kevinvandorst]

Still so young, and allready the GOAT. What a legend.

[@Sebastian-yl7nq]

I've seen Schumacher win, I've seen Alonso win, I've seen Vettel win and I've seen Hamilton win ... and no one comes close to Verstappen in pure skill, dedication and racing intelligence, all in one. There is no beating him in equal machinery.

[@obscuraapit]

Max is a perfect sportsman, straight shooter, no bullshit, no politics, no moaning or bitching & never underperforms.

[@Zoundshine]

He already is the best driver in F1 history.

[@TinusAirius]

Max's qualities are a mix of Senna's and Schumacher's, with his own magic on top. Given his genetics and upbringing, it seems impossible that a more powerful combination of nature and nurture will ever occur. His life = racing, shown by his total commitment on track and online, and his own words. And he is the present and the future, because authenticity is the currency of the future. It takes many people longer to warm up to him, but once you see he is just an honest, straight up, stand up guy, combined with his exceptional ability and spectacular driving style, you're on board.

[@rafaron7761]

Yes he is right there with Senna - Schumacher type of skill, he is already among the greatest (Senna / Schumacher)

[@tennisjiujitsu]

I have good judgment of character. When I saw max i was instantly a fan. He has a champion mind set. All he wants to do is drive.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

It would not surprise me if he stepped out of F1 within 5-10 years to pursue a different motor sport, and if he does, I pray he goes into rally cross. I have a feeling he would smash every record once he gets comfy. Since I heard he was given a seat with Toro Rosso, I've had no doubt he'd become the GOAT - it was evident quite early.

[@TinusAirius]

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 I agree with him possibly quitting F1 quite early, and if you mean that he will do WRC I also agree on the category. I think he may end up doing a number of different categories and excel in all of them. He is that driven and talented.

[@freespeech3673]

Max is a wonderful antidote to Hamilton. No bs, fashion faux pas or political nonsense. And he's a superior driver.

[@isaacm2374]

Max is a great driver. But to be iconic like Jordan, Ali, Tiger, Federer you have a personality and transcend the sport. Lewis's natural ability and talent in other things in life while being a 7 time world champion is an incredible achievement.

[@freespeech3673]

@@isaacm2374 talent in other things in life? Are we talking fashion here? If so, he's in the same league as Dame Edna.

[@isaacm2374]

@@freespeech3673 Surfing, shooting, movie producer, music. Lewis also has his own racing team in Extreme E just like Max has a sim racing team. You know it's not a sin to have other hobbies and still be an all time great in racing. People loved James Hunt for that. Apparently it's wrong now.

[@freespeech3673]

@@isaacm2374 You forgot divisive politics.

[@colinwilby8803]

@@freespeech3673 The problem with you and many others is you judge him on his views, fashion and colour, not his talent which is cast in stone.

[@PepeLePewPew]

Jos never put Max in a kart, his parents wanted him to chose it for himself, and at the age of 3, he asked his parents for his first kart. He even played football, and various other sports.

[@PhilippensTube]

Jos didn't even want to give him a kart when he asked for it. So Max went crying to his mum and she convinced (...) Jos to give hime a kart. The rest is history, as we say...

[@worfoz]

@@PhilippensTube Luckily, someone invented the automobile. Maybe Max would have had a good life as a football player, in some amateur league, Saturday morning competition, with only his father cheering for him. A rare talent, but only for car racing. How weird is that?

[@astridbrouwer3465]

​@@worfoz nothing weird about that. Lots of people have a special skill for one particular sport, hobby or profession. And every body has to train, work hard, polish their skills, to keep up.Max is exceptional, but he alsof has to work hard to stay as good as he is now.

[@ronniebots9225]

@@worfoz dont forget that not only his father was a proffesional racer, his mother was a well astablised racer in not only karts, but racing driver in the world championships of Formula A, K, Super A classes. So even if genetics are a lotery, they sure stacked the deck to give atleast 1 of their children the perfect set of racing genes. Altough Max had alot of nurture, you cant deny nature with those parents.

[@marywelch2998]

Nice thread. I suspect Max would be an exceptional driver under many teaching/coaching styles.

[@AadZwaan]

one might question if he is not already the greatest. he sure is in the top 3. and that is not just about race wins and championships. but about his absolute machine like consistency. I mean.. the kid blinks 2 or 3 times during a lap.

[@AajasAhmed]

Man the Marshalls bowing down to max in 2016 race win was hella 🥶 cold

[@jdbb3gotskills]

He seems genetically engineered to be this good. It’s so unbelievably cool how good he is.

[@bartdebruijn4599]

I compare Max' upbringing with what the Spartans did. You can disagree with their methods, but you can't argue results.

[@rpsnider85]

So long as RB don't give him a lemon, he will win every Championship until he retires, which he will likely do after 8-10 championships. Then again it IS Max Verstappen and he may well choose to snag 15 before he calls it quits. It doesn't matter who the other driver is in the other RB either, he will beat them just like he has everyone else. It's hard to say whether he will decide to retire on the top of his game though, he may be so obsessed that he continues to race well into his 40s, which isn't a problem at all...but personally I'd like to see him win at least 7 championships, most hopefully an even 10, and then call it quits. He will go down as the greatest driver in F1 history even if he doesn't win more than 7. His ability to overperform every machine he's given is unmatched and says more about his talent and skills than the number of championships ever could (as they are dependant on having at least one of the top 3 cars and nowadays the FIA seems hell bent on doing everything they can to slow down the dominate drivers). But so long as he's given a truly competitive car he will win.

[@nawaryn8807]

Max Verstappen is a beast in a car and an absolutely brilliant driver!

[@Mtw1manreacts]

There Will Never Be Another Max Verstappen... in our lifetime

[@mousje4647]

The car is not tailor made for Verstappen. Verstappen is tailor made for the car.

[@_kurjala]

Exactly

[@critical_mass8279]

LOL

[@gertebert]

Newey said in an interview that Max is one of the leaders at RedBull.

[@BruceGagneaux]

He’s simply not human when it comes to racing. Haters can say whatever they want…he will go down as the best driver F1 has ever seen. He has many, many more years to go in his career and has already broken titles that no one could have imagined possible at this point in a drivers career.

[@ClassicCyclingCC]

I hear that all the time; in business, in politics, in sport “there is no one who can replace him”. And EVERYTIME not only somebody does replace ”HIM” but often they do just fine and every once in a while they even do better. This is the biggest and most commonly accepted fallacy ever. There will always be SOMEONE better at some point in the future!!

[@HENRIDuRoy]

Fabrication of consent

[@quigglyz]

🥱

[@honsigras]

Would you say the same about Messi?

[@ClassicCyclingCC]

Yes I would. Before Messi wasn’t everyone saying that about Pelé? Don’t get me wrong, they are both amazing players but that doesn’t mean no one will ever be better. Cheers and congratulations to Verstappen for winning the Japanese Grand Prix!

[@honsigras]

@@ClassicCyclingCC I can respect your opinion and I’m not even an RB/Verstappen fan by the way. I just think assuming there will always be someone better in the future is wrong in the same way you think assuming the opposite is. I personally don’t believe we will ever see a player like Messi again, and I think that’s fair, if you look at history (where there hasn’t before been a player of his caliber). There is not a guarantee that there will come someone better, only because it’s in the future in reference to us. (And I’m not trying to start an argument about whether Messi is the greatest by the way, only using him as an example.) But I guess time will tell.

[@benigashi9517]

Max is born to be legend Absolutely most complete and perfect driver

[@OldmanNix]

The car is his only limitation. Whatever you put him in, he'll extract everything it has.

[@justamanchimp]

Finally an acurrate take on Verstappen, great video. I think the reality is the pool of talented racing drivers is tiny. Max had a huge advantage being raised in such a way by his dad, but then also his dedication to the sim world, which is important because as I say, the pool of talent in the real world is small, but the pool of talent in sim is huge and so actually, the calibre in general is much higher than F1. I think max was the first of the “sim gen” to dominate f1, and probably, only a sim gen driver could top him. I know Norris, Sainz, Leclerc, Piastri, etc, these guys know this, but even as talented as they are, max is racing with people I’d argue are more talented in the virtual world. Put them in real cars, might be a different story, but the principle of racing is the same.

[@ovidiudiumea4012]

I disagree. Sim-racing and real-world racing are different disciplines. Sure, many aspects overlap, but they are still different. A lot of simracers have been given a shot at real-world racing and some have done a really good job, but very few have actually risen to compete with the top pros.

[@justamanchimp]

​@@ovidiudiumea4012 Yeah true, but it's probably because of money. Obvs even super talented sim guys still need to learn irl skills, it will of course take a few years to get up to scratch, and that's probably not feasible unless they have the sponsorship. There are loads of insanely talented Karters for example, but barely any of them actually make it into single seaters. I think the principle of what I'm saying is true, especially if you're already an irl driver going into sim, the advantages are huge. A guy who only drives in sim and not irl is going to lack quite a few things, most importantly the fear factor aspect of it, but then the sensation of speed and weight transfer are of course different. I have raced fast cars irl and sim race all the time, I can see the flaws of sim racing, but I also see that it's taking mediocre irl drivers to new heights simply because they get to practice so much more.

[@svace4855]

​@@ovidiudiumea4012 you can think of simracing as an aid in developing racing skills, obviously you need experience in real cars to do well but those who race In their cars AND also race in simulators will have a edge over those that only practice in a real car.

[@kanishk449]

Do not forget that people said in 2005-06 that the rivalry between Alonso and Raikonnen will go on for at least a decade and there'll be no one like them, then a year later we had Vettel and Hamilton. Everyone knows the rest

[@wouterdeniz]

Lacks charisma.. he's the realest and most based driver on the grid. Hamilton, Alonso and Verstappen are the most outspoken drivers on the grid. Also his humor might be an acquired taste to some, he's one of the funniest guys in F1

[@chicobicalho5621]

Who gives a flying fuck about "charisma"? Did Fangio have charisma, did Prost have charisma? did Schumacher have charisma? This is not Hollywood, it is Formula One racing, where no "charisma" is necessary, just speed.

[@daphnelovesL]

He has a lot of Charisma but the Lewisfanboys don't get it.

[@wouterdeniz]

@@chicobicalho5621 tell that to all the DTS fanboys. It must be the only reason Daniel still has a seat at VCARB or how the F they call Torro Rosso, Minardi, Alfa Tauri nowadays

[@h3ck774]

@@chicobicalho5621 EVERYONE EVEN YOU and it is hollywood to a lot of people this documentary is a good example of building character aka charisma even being anti charismatic is good for a sport look at John McEnroe

[@entreguesaosbichos]

By charisma, they really mean "fame outside of racing circles". Regarding that aspect they are correct: max has zero aspirations to be anything else than a racing driver, 7blike Lewis Hamilton for example...

[@FutayuriShironeko]

People said there will never be another "x dominant racer" every time new one emerged.

[@SepHar58]

for the first few years i kinda look like max, but instead of being the best, i didn't have money for a good kart so i could only be the best of the worst. But when i was put in a kart which everyone else had, an electric kart, i absolutely DOMINATED. IT's not the driver that wins, it's the kart and the money.

[@MrLuc237]

This is going to be the biggest name in racing history, and there's nothing a single hater can do anything about that. All the hate he gets doesn't matter. It doesn't matter to anyone, it's hate by nobodies who will never accomplish anything that this man did and will. He will shatter records like they're nothing for as long as he wants to keep racing.

[@whiteybester9160]

Obviously. The best of the best

[@LordMaisky]

Max is clearly the best driver this century. Even a prime Schumacher, Senna or Prost wouldn’t beat him if they were on the grid in 2024. But if Max went back in time to the mid-90s to race against prime Schumacher or the late 80s to race against prime Senna, would he beat them? Don’t know! The cars were more unstable so it’s a tough call. Undoubtedly he could challenge them, but the telemetry doesn’t lie and Senna and Schumacher did some mighty impressive things behind the wheel. Cars today are so much more balanced that - as Prost says - the challenge today is not primarily about survival, but finding those extra 2 tenths over your teammate, and doing it consistently.

[@trevorelvis1355]

There will never be another goes for all champions. Everyone is unique

[@Hamisxa]

Max telling Jos he wants to race GoKarts. A popup screen appears saying "Are you sure you want to experience life with extreme trauma, fear and stress? This cannot be undone"

[@abcxyz123]

People don't get it. Yes it was tough at specific times but Max was built to deal with it. Extremely talented and a character that could generally deal with some of his father's emotional events. If he personally experienced it like you write it, he wouldn't be here today but a struggling figure in his twenties.

[@Corpsorz]

Max doesnt have a trauma rofl. actually i and many other dutch kids grew up with the same standards as him, just not in the same (race) environment. I honestly dont know where the extreme traume fear and stress bullshit comes from, because it makes absolutely 0 sense and is never mentioned what so ever. its all in your head. If Max was abused the way you guys interpret all this crap, he really wouldnt speak to his dad anymore. bonkers to even think its true lol

[@MrSkiPR]

Solo Karting

[@nawaryn8807]

Max is amazing ❤

[@outlawf1272]

Maxterclass 🇳🇱 king of F1 💯🔥❤️

[@ThatCoolGrandpa]

TU TU TU TU MAX VERSTAPPEN

[@이상민98]

Oh yes there will, Max Verstappen Jr.

[@j.p.ijsblok5304]

Not sure there will ever be a Max Jr. From a distance, he doesn't seem interested

[@weetjijwel050]

Yup, he was drilled, hardcore. Very un Dutch. And at the time i had my doubts about Jos' methods, but Max himself says he needed it, so who am i to criticize it. You rock, Max! 👌

[@Nathan-of3io]

Exactly! Tough love its what its called getting sick of people calling jos a psychopath and saying max has traumas. I guess these are people that wished they did something with their child

[@worfoz]

He should wear a tattoo "don't try this at home" tho. Yes, Max is not traumatized by Jos, but hardened. No one, not even Marko can scare Max, he's seen it all and survived. But all due to Max mega talents: people should not get inspired by Jos and his upbringing style and understand how unique Max is. It al ends well not because of Jos but because of Max. You can NOT do this to some average child, and as we see now, there is nothing average about Max racing talents.

[@Freko2011]

Believe me, Jos is psychopath. He attacked and terrorised the mother of Jos and ex-gf's of him also has a history of violence outside the track all kind of forms He is senteced for those crimes. It is well documented but mostly in the dutch press so not widley known. But he sacrificied everything for his son, so I think though love is right word, but pshycopath he is

[@roklo]

Thanks for the great video!

[@PAULSWorld131]

I hope the Red Bull shit won't take it on him. You go Max|

[@darknightr15yzf]

Records are meant to be broken, and its good for the sport, and ofcourse he will be one the greatest driver of this era

[@publicanimal59]

He is born to race

[@gytis321s2]

Yes, there will never be another Max Verstapen. Same as there never going to be another you and another me. That's how physics works...

[@youriberger7961]

I mean adding a shot of the lost engine cover in Monza was a bit misleading, he didn’t lose that because of a crash it just broke

[@Ryzard]

Y'know what, I think I may have put a finger on it - Verstappen now is just Prime Raikkonen but with a consistent and competitive car.

[@tree_fingers]

winning in his red bull debut is crazy

[@Poonithara]

And how did Max win that race? Because Lewis took out Nico and himself out of the race. Lewis now has perfected the art of taking his main rival out with minimal damage to himself - Silverstone 2021

[@johannes_nichtraucher]

Based on skill and war talent, speed, consistency Max ist the best driver to ever drive in Formula 1. (People often confuse success with skill)

[@Ron-GIT]

Max is not a simple goat like lewis max is not just a good regular f1 driver that the most hamiltonfans shouting max is from a another dimension max don't need 5 titles to show the f1 world that their comes into the future nobody close to him !!

[@johanb.7869]

He doesn't want to be the greatest of all time. He just wants to do what he loves most and win races. If he can't anymore he will quit.

[@Feral6-h3g]

His childhood? Did he have one? Anyway he will definitely be the GOAT officially, when all the records are written.

[@arturama8581]

I'd trade my childhood in for his in a second!

[@glennthompson9133]

The only way we will ever see another Max Verstappen is if another moderately successful F! driver, who never realizes his full potential and runs into the various pitfalls of F1, has a son or daughter. And that child expresses an unwavering desire to become a racing driver. Then that parent passes on all their knowledge - grooming the child from the time they can speak, and fully commits all resources to that child's education and training in the sport. Oh, and the child has to have the spine not to quit when the hard lessons come.

[@Hawkrooke]

Legends say that max was helping his mum when she was karting🥶

[@bobdevreeze4741]

99% of the records set in Formula 1, for that matter Auto sport have been broken since they were set. Max will always be measured against the best, he has earned that. But to say there will never be better goes against the reason people race. To win , to be the best. He set the bar high. Never say never.

[@starlight27277]

Well made video. Great editing skills and voice over. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@eitero]

In between the storm of debate, there are only two who could confirm: Senna and Schumy themselves. Who are, in different ways, no longer with us to compare Max' greatness. Which leaves behind a mysterious, unrequited feeling. With a touch of sadness.

[@alanhong4694]

Challenge excepted, i’m going to make my wife play sim racing while she’s pregnant so that my son can start driving when he’s fresh out of the womb

[@gangoffour6690]

I say Senna is still the greatest driver. I believe Max will soon be considered the GOAT. Max was the boy and now Max is THE MAN .

[@Ax86_K]

great video

[@losklandos6962]

There will be a next Max Verstappen, the future son of Max and Kelly

[@petergroedvelt4236]

even better ? that is scary

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

Pentax Verstappen

[@DuxJerome]

He confirmed that there is no simkit in his plane. Dont copy everything you read.

[@F1SCR007]

I will totally agree. There never will be another max verstsppen just as there will never be another of any other F1 champion you care to mention

[@latindoggy8059]

Max Verstappen’s Dad and Michael Jackson’s dad have one thing in common. They have the best sons.

[@betieakumaai8927]

"He was so hard for max"....Thanks to Jos he was financially free at the age of 19. Damn....

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

Jos could certainly be a prick, regularly. And he still can as he recently proved. But bottom line is he loves his son and his influence and brutal training are partly what made Max what he is today. It could have ended with Max hating his father, but it didn't. The gamble paid off. You can bitch or revel about it, but facts are facts.

[@RobinLundqvist]

And then there's Jeff Bezos haha

[@sunsnipebeastwtf]

Really hope this guy gets 8 world championships

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I think Helmut Marko knows him best. He said "The career of Max may be shorter than anyone thinks". I think Max is not that one dimensional machine this video portraits him to be. He has other hobbies and goals as well. He will not go for 8 championships.

[@PAULSWorld131]

True

[@arjandeboer651]

Hahaha, trust me, he will, mark my words. And he will achieve 9 I think.

[@dirkmoras]

The marshals bowing at 7:15 is awesome!!

[@dco1019]

11:45 who is that mad kid on the right that is eyeballing max ? interested to know if he made it to somewhere (since max and charles got so far in the sport)

[@amnonhoppe]

Looks like Charles Leclerc

[@dco1019]

@@amnonhoppe left side of the screen is Charles...right side is?

[@dco1019]

Charles is to the left​@@amnonhoppe

[@Saintwolvinn]

To be fair, the car isn't really tailor-made to Verstappen. Albon confirmed this. He's just really fast, and the car is designed to go fast.

[@zestylem0n]

Downplaying child abuse is so cool, keep up the good work man 😂

[@john-9074]

Pound for pound Max is a more complete racer than any other current driver. Additionally he 100% focused on the F1 and doesn’t exploit the F1 platform for virtue signalling politics, environmental or divisive social justice.

[@vrishanksingh-ii5nk]

Kimi Andrea Antonelli: Hold my beer

[@der1cho]

Don't think he old enough to drink beer but is one to watch, no doubt.

[@AwfuThings]

Brother, he’s in F2 chiiiiiilllllll

[@blastmanutz7798]

The only thing that can prevent Max from taking the WDC after WDC is his team developing a horribly subpar car. Nothing new obviously, but I am also of a solid belief that there is no equal to him in equal machinery.

[@TheFormulaOneGuru]

If Max races until 35 he will have 10 championships.

[@ronnietjikoeri9965]

When i think about the succes of Max i think about how Jos shaped him. At the local RC club is a kid that beats me. His dad brings him and tinkers with the car but he doesn't drive. Or i mean i pass him but he is good AF

[@peetoooooo8794]

Max's childhood shaped him into the Max we know. But I wish people would stop praising Jos for it. Jos might've taught Max racing, but he was a terrible father, an even worse husband, and a criminal. Norbert Vettel and Anthony Hamilton are proof that you can be a great father and a great teacher simultaneously. Max is strong in spite of Jos, not because of Jos.

[@kristapszs1]

Agree. There was no father/son thing in their relationship. Max is maybe the best racer, but he lost the father and father lost a son in that chase for perfection. Sounds like a dad wanted just to fill his own dreams by sacrificing his son.

[@scrubsscrubs694]

Max is the new Senna. I'm sure they said there will NEVER be another Senna too

[@halloyoutubers7047]

There will never be another Fangio because times are changed. There will never be another Schumacher because now-a-days the drivers is not that important anymore. There will never be another Lewis, because F1 cars performance and drivers are more equally. There will never be another Max because, sure time will tell us that.

[@katbeatriz1362]

Max is a legend 🧡🧡

[@DirkKlapwijk-jw6vw]

SuperB video thnx

[@danny7694]

"boohoo Jos this, Jos that" the fans of this sport are just insufferable. Max is who Max is today because of a tough upbringing anyone that had a tough upbringing will understand what effects that has. Positive as well as negative but they achieved what they needed to achieve due to the way he treated and raised Max, nothing more nothing less.

[@_Razpberrie]

Jos was tough on Max because he expected him to extract the maximum every single session. If Max won, but he did not push and instead cruised to a victory, Jos would be furious. You might think this is insane, but he was being prepared for f1. How many drivers have we seen making there debut and falling off immediately. They all failed to leave a mark. Only managing to drive to the level of the car, never extracting any thing extra. These drivers were too spoiled in their pampered upbringing. Now compare that to Max, he won in Spain in his first race with a top team. This has been drilled into him by Jos and was definitely worth it.

[@chuckluck846]

glazing

[@disuser-lp3qv1tm8f]

Max is Jos' revenge on his own incompetence.

[@Aaron-qw1zp]

Tutututu Max Verstappen 🦁🏆

[@peterkaneman1912]

SIMPLY THE BEST

[@dirkgouws3788]

Thanks for only one

[@PulkaSkurken]

SIM Racing can never replace real lap´s but, SIM Racing is very good for getting to the stage there you have a steady level of performance. not up and down like Daniel Ricciardo. SIM is the part of his training that made him to a robot.

[@BlackCat0315]

"There Will Never Be Another Max Verstappen". Thank god for that.