How The Fastest Driver on Earth Got Addicted to Gamer Rage

Whether you’re a pro gamer, a streamer, or even just a normal silver scrub, it’s important to have boundaries between your work and the rest of your life.
But what if your job was your life? And what if the way you had fun was by doing a fake version of your job?
Meet three-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, who isn’t satisfied with only leaving the world’s best in the dust on the physical track, he needs to destroy you on the digital one, too.
But how did we get here? Why is Verstappen so addicted to sim racing if he dominates what many consider the ultimate version of the real thing? Could it be that it actually does help him stay practiced?
And should we really be surprised that such an avid gamer has the occasional…heated gamer moment?
Written by: Josh Bury (@throwngauntlet)
Edited by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@sebdot)
Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@dpascaluta)
Produced by: Jason Durante (@jayjaydurante) and Danielle Rosen (@danielle_rosen)
Thumbnail by: Bennett Grainger
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[@lescou]

I would have never thought Verstappen would get a video made of him on this channel

[@mango2538]

iRacing is an esport so… its plausible!

[@stefancloete8130]

Haha i know! I love it!

[@DampLover]

Well their quality has been going downhill in the last 5 years so I´m not surprised.

[@rofelpadamaiii1599]

Same bro, saem

[@domatdom]

@@DampLover explain

[@UserFlyn]

No way we got Max Verstappen on theScore esports before GTA6

[@Grafzaaiers]

GTA isn't part of eSports though, simracing is.

[@UserFlyn]

@@Grafzaaiers anything can be an esport ;)

[@Grafzaaiers]

@@UserFlyn I mean yeah i guess but the fact still remains it isn't...

[@adambest8817]

@@Grafzaaiers i mean if its competitive enough, it can be an e sport

[@Grafzaaiers]

@@adambest8817 Again, sure but just because it can be doesn’t mean it is…

[@pandathedeveloper6660]

Just a thought. Maybe he enjoys it because for him sims racing feels more competitive than the real one 💀

[@ohhkida]

LMAO

[@youju26]

Owned them.

[@rawrbrz]

He been doing it like this since before he started the absolute domination but I bet this is actually true lmfao xD

[@quanleanh6548]

no danger poses on sims. hell yeah it'd be better.

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

Kinda funny since sim racing also have cycle of cars balances update so every car can compete on the same level

[@adenkyramud5005]

If you guys wanna cover a really wholesome gamer turned racer then take a look at jimmy broadbent. Seriously one of the most inspiring gaming stories for me, dude moved into a shed in his parents' garden because he was otherwise homeless, struggled with mental health for a long time, then started sim racing and now he's a real life race winner, champion, and races real cars around the Nordschleife (a track he always loved in the sim). Also just an all around great guy, super humble and always supportive

[@zacktan1403]

no punterino jimmer

[@adenkyramud5005]

@@zacktan1403 and make sure to resafe joinly

[@rayzpebo]

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE JIMMER HERE ❤️❤️

[@ConjureIsMe]

I would absolutely watch a theScore video about Jimmy.

[@antoinehuard2731]

Bilsten bois FTW

[@GamingRN001]

Verstappen doing sim racing is literally him racing without the G-force debuff..😂😂

[@huukkeli22]

itsw not a debuff its important iinformation that helps you control the car. not having it is a debuff

[@davidvalencia129]

​@@huukkeli22 hamilton said this, he doesnt like sim racing or doesnt consider it useful for him to practice because of info like what he feels on his bum or ears (balance) are lacking

[@Eis_]

Not only that, but he doesn't feel the weight shift too. But considering how stiff RB's suspension is, it's kinda better for him?

[@winken1891]

He is a pro Esports driver with F1 as a hobby

[@beamhardbc]

Frankly, his dad wanted him to be an F1 driver. Looking at his behaviour, Max wants to be a sim racer. 😂

[@justRedX]

To clarify, almost if not every driver on the grid was karting by 7, in fact some started at 4.

[@Crossovahh]

Max actually started at 4, they got it wrong

[@kevinwijnans7675]

Yep he was 4.

[@absolute_luck]

Alonso started karting at the age of 3, so even younger.

[@pachakutimundi6813]

iirc the only one h¡whho started late was Lando at 10

[@davidvalencia129]

​@pachakutimundi6813 latifi also sarted really late if I remember correctly he started at 13

[@1chaplain]

I remember a couple races ago he was still up playing till 4am when he had a race 4 hours later on live track. Dude's definitely addicted

[@blobs819901]

Is it the night before quali or race, I kinda forget but doesn't matter he still qualified 1st and won the race after that 4am streaming 😂

[@rangered_64]

He was trying to keep his sleep cycle within EU time... but yes he is an addict 😅

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

Since he's with red bull he probably have tons of red bull cans on his fridge

[@Dendyaryadi]

@@alieffauzanrizky7202 that is a must for every red bull athlete if they stream they always have fridge full of RB can on their camera

[@py5cho]

That was this years Qatar GP.

[@D3Vlicious]

Sim Racing gear is so expensive that Max has to race in Formula 1 to pay for his rig.

[@TheKlyn10]

It's not just that he SIM races, it's that he's in the top players in SIM racing. Contrary to what most might think, real racing and SIM racing isn't easily transferable. As in if you're good at real racing, it doesn't really mean that you'll be good at SIM racing. There are other real racers who have tried SIM, and vice versa, but he's the only one who is one of the best on both.

[@DevinEMILE]

Sven himself is a dirty driver. Has a reputation if just taking people out. He took max out and max repaid the favor. The 24 hour event was just dumb on the hosts part. They kept getting Ddos as the ip and server either got leaked or was able to be seen rather easily. Multiple times max and the lobby has people crashing out. Which led to them losing minutes of time. Which in racing is massive.

[@isaiahdaily123]

Duh duh duh Duh Max Verstappen 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@king0fweird]

Nah man, it's 'Do do do doo MAX VERSTAPPEN '

[@darshk4703]

Nah man it's Tu Tu Tu Du MAX VERSTAPPEN

[@mafyfou]

I think not a lot of people know what actually are the conditions inside a F1 car while driving, it's like 60°C for 2 hours straight, you take multiple G's every turn, so i think if Max likes Sim Racing, it's because it's surely way more bearable than a real F1 race Also, you only have 1 race every week, in sim racing, he can race all the time

[@beauchang4741]

I'm pretty sure it's more so that he just loves to race cars.... if he didn't want to race in F1, he coulda just used his dad's rep and his skill for racing on a pro esports racing team to make a living.... Ya... must be really shitty to be considered one of the fastest drivers in the world and safe enough to be invited into a league of other top drivers... damn what a sad fate he's suffering......

[@StickmanAirsoftPH]

Max also wants sim racing to be a viable and more accessible option to get into real world racing as opposed ro karting

[@kivori3438]

And that is really cool, it’s much easier to get a full station than a kart if you really want to do it. Go 2k (4k if you buy pc too) against much more for a good kart

[@Sparkasm]

Calling it a fake version of what he does is wild 💀

[@hyper5630]

@@alfredl.b.6631clearly u didnt watch the vid first

[@NateDates]

How is that wild? Max drives real life F1 cars, when he goes into a sim it is legitimately a fake version of irl racing 💀

[@penapvp2230]

@@NateDates calling simracing "fake" doesnt do it justice. especially when most top drivers nowadays also spend alot of time in the simulator to get better at driving irl. only max takes it to the extreme level that he does

[@NateDates]

@@penapvp2230 I mean sure they do, it's a great way to practice while not actually being at the track, but as we saw in the video Max can have "gamer rage moments" youd never see Max ramming someone full speed irl because a sim isnt real, in other words, it's a fake version of what real life racing is. You can take problem with the wording but it is what it is.

[@hmp01]

@@NateDates 1:22

[@HarmonicVector]

LMAO, WE ACTUALLY GOT MAX VERSTAPPEN IN THESCORE.

[@DerHoust]

I have been playing Iracing four around 4-5 years. I raced against him a few times... This guy ist just so unbelibeble fast. I drive quiet a lot. This guy comes into a session, drives like 2-3 Seconds faster, but i loved the fact, that I just raced against him

[@oransjball]

then youre not fast

[@ItsJaekob]

I’ve always interpreted his sun racing as ‘scratching an itch’, dude loves racing, he can only get in a car and do so every once and again when f1 is racing bc he physically can’t practice in an f1 car due to the regulation within the sport, what to do in that time when he wants to race? Do the next best thing, which just so happens to also be really similar to the real thing. Growing up I loved sports.. and I bought and played sports games bc I was so engrossed and ofc couldn’t compete 11v11 soccer/football matches whenever I wanted

[@MrTomWaffles]

One of Max's redline teammates also got a job at Red Bull Racing as one of their Sim drivers which is a very important job for helping the actual Car reach it peak

[@strangerrr4187]

Watching this after Max won sprint in Miami🙃

[@mikaay4269]

The ultimate excuse when you get beat in a SIM race: "I'd beat you ez IRL"

[@NoLoseJustLearn]

Love the new background! Great VOD too

[@Sparkasm]

The statement from Max was justified. ONE OF US

[@Aeropunk08]

"LOL" - Max Verstappen, 2024 Miami Grand Prix

[@ImDirtyDan]

Mans won in Imola and the Spa 24 hour in the same day, hes just built different

[@MickZarco]

You could also do a vid about the Twitch quartet, that 2020 time was special. We even got to see a goalkeeper, a golfer and 1D member playing F1.

[@bedheadninja]

If only you waited 2 weeks for 24 hours of Nurburgring and Imola this weekend

[@aarond7799]

the record of "Winning an F1 race and a recognized Sim Event in 24 Hrs" needs to be awarded to him lol

[@EwanderingroundYT]

13:00 PENELOPE CAMEO LETS GOOOOOOO

[@djbandito5512]

After seeing this im just waiting for Jimmy Broadbent to get featured. The guy went from simracing in his mothers shed to racing in real life

[@trippind]

Timestamp 3:56

[@djbandito5512]

@@trippind I know i just mean a full episode dedicated to him

[@J0mCD]

The man just stepped it up by driving two stints of a 24 hour race and doing an f1 race in between

[@TheAutofreak1]

This video came out 2 weeks early. Verstappen just won the Imola GP AND Virtual 24h of Nürburgring on the same weekend

[@joelandjake]

This video is just... "Simply, simply lovely!"

[@TheBazino]

He said multiple times that sim racing gave him the idea to just try shit in real life too. He finds grip on real tracks because he just tries, while others stick to the traditional lines, since they do not have the sim racing experience.

[@AAAAnca]

His IRL races are practice for his sim racing session

[@sirgb06]

max was thinking "well no one can beat me in the real racing, i mingt as well look for a chalenge in sim racing so i can feel how defeat was like"

[@ieradossantos]

1:17 He had sleepy eyes that entire day, still won the race driving backwards ofcourse but he looked fried😂

[@asli353]

I never thought I would see this collab icl 😭

[@EmannHomeless]

Yeah "Tu tu tu du Max Verstappen" is cool, but real ones will always remember "Max max max super max max"

[@OhneHoffnung]

Calling sim racing fake is something you never should have done.

[@AsToNlele]

Never have I thought I'd see Forsen and Verstappen in the same video lmao

[@exkcs]

max is a massive gamer regardless, theres a famous clip of him raging at an early f1 game when he was a kid and surprisingly enough at one point he was t20 in the world in fifa 19

[@peachycupcake]

Finally someone that can pronounce the dutch names! Very good job

[@KoeiNL]

Respect for actually trying to pronounce his name properly

[@steveb_]

As a csgo enjoyer and Max Verstappen f1 fan, I would have never thought that I will see a Max Verstappen video on this channel.

[@1nterzept661]

I love how Verstappen is also an advocate for sim racing considering alot of motorsports fans hate the idea of sim racing being taken seriously.

[@hxllowgrave]

thescore esports using phonk as a backing track is insane.

[@mango2538]

I love this channel. Mixed my two favorite things, gaming and F1.

[@JAGTrust]

I could have never guessed that I would see max on this channel

[@jpsaglimbeni]

Dimitri talking about Max, world makes sense now

[@unbottledgenie4914]

I don't know any sim racer who became a real racer, who did not want to go back to the sim. The sim is unique. and once you start racing, the sim is no longer just a hobby it is part of what makes you a great racer

[@maseluss]

My guy is rich, a multi-champion, record breaker, happily married, has a cute little daughter and dominates racing both in real life and in simulation, Max is living THE life

[@TheXshot]

He's not married and it's not his daughter. But yes, point still stands.

[@aronlyrintoh4475]

Also if anyone needs to know verstappen was one of the top ranked players in Fifa i believe he was ranked top 100 at some point last year so hes basically a gaming god and also racing god

[@stefancloete8130]

Not the colab we asked for, but the one we needed... theScore and Max Verstappen

[@ivanildo9579]

don´t forget if his mother had balls, then she would be his father

[@naufalfahmi4917]

A max verstappen video in this channel is crazy

[@dapasokul]

No way we got max on this channel before a prx win

[@Deletemyselfgirl]

should have added his love for fifa here too ngl

[@antoniop.h.2104]

Do Lando Norris next. The guy made an e-sports team on top of being a sim racer like max and competes on f1 too

[@alexandermacdonald499]

Missed opportunity for the coffin rig

[@austinpassler]

Y’all should’ve mentioned his FIFA playing too

[@GRiiZZ]

He is a full time streamer and part-time F1 racer.

[@nothingjustchillinn]

When you get bored with your real job

[@xXUnoriginalNameXx33Meygaera]

8:14 Bro why the fuck you gotta trigger me with this overtake? You don't understand how hard it is to be a Ferrari fan!

[@TheRealSonicBeats]

The true cross over of my life

[@MTRevenge]

As an esports fan, F1 fan, RB fan. Thios is an insta-like and a must watch.

[@2jcgtevvti459]

13:21 the empty stare that the interviewer had 💀

[@ieradossantos]

3:11 People say its his car but that drive in the rain in Brazil showed me (and I know nothing about racing) that he is a different driver. Everybody had one line and then Max was driving everywhere and nowhere, and faster. Didn't he overtake something crazy, like 14 cars in the last 10 laps or something. Insane remarkable stand out ability

[@AnhDuy-xr4ck]

it's always both, he struggled quite a bit in Miami when the setup is not right.

[@hexagon2178]

I think he just loves all types of racing

[@gracegrapes7772]

verstappens nickname is literally MadMax because of his temper and aggression in formula 1 so it makes sense that he would have gamer rage i would be more surprised if he didnt rage

[@rear1490]

Max did mentioned that he enjoys sim racing since IRL racing pace is somewhat limited to what you can endure physically in a car while, in sim racing, you don't have that limitation

[@kyrlchristianboni5263]

Correction: he was 4 when he started go karting

[@dinocharlie1]

11:45 For context, Sven is known in the community as a dirty driver in the comunity, and if you rewatch the crash, he not only ruined Verstappen's race, but his teammate too. Sven exploited a bug, and Max didn't appreciate the dirty driving. Was it right how he acted? No, but it wasn't right for Sven either.

[@PvMhijden]

he used to be a avid fifa player as well. doing very well in the weekend leagues when he was around. not sure howmuch he's still on it these days.

[@Shave1t1]

You should talk about his Fifa pack addiction😂😂

[@kaorimiyazono4363]

Really want Verstappen to play Bang Dream for Reflex Practices.

[@Manny32V]

max is such a legend.

[@MaxGamingNL]

Never thought yall would make a video on max 🤣

[@fart6403]

Not only does he play simracing he also plays val on the side sometimes 🤣

[@wilbo_baggins]

If i saw him in a lobby with me I'd just leave lol.

[@toegobbler6373]

10:07 if i was that guy then i would die of embarrassment because of Max’s reaction 😬

[@rearwingendplate]

that sounds like Gianni, his Redline Teammate. They stream almost every wednesday on twitch and there is a lot of banter in the team. Especially when they play Fifa or COD

[@Glizzy5k]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@azizhusseinz2083]

I like the real racer involved in the sim racing, since the motorsport itself synonymous with expensive sport, may be with the sim racing we can find a new racer talent.

[@Sorastae]

Max started karting at the age of 4, not 7.

[@michaelbimo5853]

DU DU DU DU MAX VERSTAPPEN!!

[@sirafoxtron1701]

9:58 Tyler 1 lol

[@ahmeddraza]

Max Verstappen the kind of guy to take a break from racing to play on a racing simulator

[@vapey1k700]

he also like a few weeks ago said on stream: "havent heard that one in a while".... when the English national anthem was playing XDDDD

[@Asuhaa]

Let’s be honest max has more competition in sim racing than he does in real life

[@mo5torm]

You guys pronounced his name better than the announcers and pundits do.

[@ieradossantos]

He's sidequesting F1

[@raiderjr99]

Bro it's Ver-stap-pen not Ver-Stop-pen 😭😭😭

[@schornou7007]

Well what comes to my mind is that he can`t drive formula 1 when he`s 50+ years old but he still can sim-race. Maybe he wants to push it that it gets as good as possible before he retires its basically his pension since he got the money part done already ;).

[@squiky3712]

DU DU DU DU 🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥

[@thelocalrabbit803]

Love the F1 content ngl

[@withlovefromfloor6343]

Max max max Super Max max super super max.

[@jasonsmith530]

anyone else getting F1 24 on May 24?

[@stefancloete8130]

Du du du du, Max Verstappen....

[@Bayn_]

Why is Dimitri always so extra with peoples names bro. VerSTAHPPen. Everyone says verstappen just say verstappen.

[@player80716450]

"stop pronouncing people's names correctly 😡😡😡😡"

[@joaoalves-rn3yj]

1:49 name of song ??

[@reviewforthetube6485]

Just shows how big sim racing is now haha listen he likes sim racing more then driving in his f1 car which should tell you how far we have come its absolutelt increduble feeling and immersive. He wins flys homw and 3 hours later is on sim racing, he goes to sleep, wakes up eats geta on sim racing all day and thats what he does. Also idk where you got your information but he wasnt headlines in talks due to sim racing not being covered around that time much but he never stopped. Idk where you get your info but ok. Its just now its massive and people make more videos now.