I have been in some lobbies with Verstappen, Norris, Barrichello and Kanaan. As a racing fan thats just awesome to have shared the track with these guys.
@Max most were in practise session so i didnt need a certain irating for that. I did have a race session with Rubens Barrichello but i got taken out on the first lap by someone else, a real shame cause we were on a very simular pace would have loved to battle him a bit. I havent played iracing in a while but my rating was at around 3K.
@Max If you want to race with them in a scheduled race, 4k+ should guarantee you top split in a busy series. If you're doing a special event you'll need 6k+.
i actually raced norris in skippies because i have just about high enough ir to get to top split norris starteted back and when he couth me he just flied past me and in one lap he made 1.4 second cap to me
@@tannerbrewer6685 no doubt he did, but that doesn’t change the fact that the rules were changed and enforced in a way never done before for the sake of entertainment. Doesn’t matter who one, the integrity was ruined
The cars aren’t real, the track isn’t real, but the racing is real. The emotions are real and for those of us who can’t get into real cars and do that, that’s a great substitute.
Yes but there's a huge difference: the adrenaline rush, the fear (or not). To be as relaxed as Kimi running a real F1 car at 360km/h, so cold minded and precise... Or as (positively) agressive and sharp driving as Max on a real track... It's quite different, in a sim your life isn't in danger. I don't even talk about the WRC races, driving full gas between trees in Finland irl 🤯
@@Tsahalal of course its not exactly the same but there is cases in motorsport where a sim driver gets into a real one first time and they dont need much time and they go flat out. The fact still stays its getting so close to real that the reactions and motions you need in game and out are the same.
Isn't it. It's so fascinating listening to world-class drivers discuss sim racing. I'm curious to see how Max's simrig would compare with yours, Will. Surely he doesn't have the fans and extra lighting gadgets. I heard an interview with Marcus Ambrose explain his home-built motion rig with VR. It's awesome to see so many pro-drivers taking sim racing seriously these days.
Imo its all down to iracing and maybe some ACC, more iracing i would say. Me and my cousin have been racing it for a while now him a little new me around 3 yrs on and off but now iracing ffb and tire model on most cars is unreal. You can feel the limit much better in some i can feel individual tire flex i mean come on (I run a Simucube 2 pro) what other sim has that. Online experience is amazing too in IR and you get matched with people in your skill and its really close. For me ACC ffb is too dead and the cars seems very slippy on the front tires like a heavy on the wheel fast corner its hard too feel the edge of the grip for me at least
I have raced him in iracing. It’s such an honour to race against real drivers like him. It’s even fun to get my ass kicked because you think wow he is good lol
Well I mean, max doesn't think he is good enough until he is literally the no1 simracer out there so. I mean he is now the WDC in the most prestigious motorsport in the world so it makes sense anything less than being the best in simracing as well isn't good enough to him. What a competitor he is.
In this sense Max is a bit like oldskool F1 champions of 50s and 60s, when they would usually race multiple types of cars, multiple championships same year. Often having multiple races in single weekend.
@@Loblaw_Law ''he was given the championship rather than earning it'' I guess Lewis deserved 25 points and Max deserved 0 at Silverstone when Lewis took out Max... Or when Bottas effectively took out Max in Hungary? or Max didnt deserve any points when his tire blew out in Baku... But hey its fine, Lewis didnt do any points either because he brain farted on the brake magic and forgot it on so tire blow out=stupid mistake in terms of merit. Also, I guess Lewis did merit 2nd place when he messed up in Imola and hit the barrier and was given a free repair and his lap back because of safety car and red flag. What happened in the last race does not decide who is deserving or not. Max totally deserved his championship. Period.
agreed. i think like 5 years ago, no one took it seriously, because if you did, you just looked like a nerd that was taking "video games" too seriously. i'd seen all too many internet forums and comment sections berating a sim driver for complaining about someone breaking a racing rule by saying "its just a game move on" when in reality, the clip was of a driver blatantly pushing someone else off the track. i'm glad we have real drivers in it now (not just max verstappen) to provide the credibility that it deserves, because it really is incredible how spot on the drivers have to be in the sim in relation to how they would have to drive in real life.
Its just so mindblowing to me that he pretty much has the same championship winning mentality in both F1 and sim racing. Bro really said he jumps out of the RB16B and texts his boys on discord like what💀 Thats some dedication right there.
I like how he talks about challenging himself against others who he recognizes has more sim xp to improve himself. You learn more from playing against ppl that are better then you, rather than easily winning all the time.
@@liynne It is. It does not matter which input device you are using, and its does not matter if the physics in game are trying to be realistic, its still a video game. The only time it might not be a "game" (but still a software that uses video) is if the simulator is used for real life predictions like in house sims at formula 1 teams, where they use it to prepare you for a situation in real life, or airline sims that are used to prepare you to be a pilot. As soon as you are not using it exclusively to prepare for real life, its a video game.
If Max's sim team needs another driver to take over the role of looking like an idiot and taking longer than everyone else to get up to speed , just call me up buddy, I have taken those skills to another level.
Eh I think I can outdo you. I just got disqualified from a dirt track on iRacing practice session, going the wrong way. I got lost... on a race track... that had 8 turns.
Sim racing more than any other genre of gaming requires transferable skills to be successful. Max is the ultimate proof of that. And there are many sim racers who have made the transition the other way. This is only the case if you use a wheel and rig setup. Max has probably done more for the sim racing community than any other driver. I hope him and Lewis have many more battles like they did in 2021.
For this year I am afraid we will have to do with Checo and hopefully Alonso :) But yeah, would be nice if Lewis can end his career with a few good years. (as long as a good year is "behind Max" of course)
Dale Jr. gave simracing and iRacing legitimacy for many years before any other big name from real-world racing joined in. He did hundreds of public races online long before it became "cool"... Verstappen is the biggest name now, and he's a big plus, but let's not forget who helped grow the esport to the point where the Verstappens of the world noticed it and decided to participate, too.
I reckon Max could win the Triple Crown if he dared to try. I can see him winning the Indy500. He’d pick up quick. 24 hrs Le Mans I can see him giving it a good crack. He’s got the time & talent.
I think he could do it. Alonso failed at it, but I think Max is more talented than Alonso for sure. He should try it in a couple of years' time, if RedBull isn't fighting for a championship.
Seeing this clip after Max's start to the 2023 season, and the brilliant Q3 lap he had in Monaco speaks volumes to what this mindset has done. He talks about racing the different categories has helped him try new driving styles and improve his craft and its showing. He is consistently good this year and find time that others, even his teammate is not. Yes the RB19 is a powerhouse car and is ahead of the field, but he looks so in control and confident. More than he ever has.
This is why I’m excited for the new generation of F1 drivers, they work their arse off on the track and then go home and do it all again on the sim. Older generations didn’t have that so that’s why we’re seeing some great drives from Max, Lando etc… Obviously it’s not exactly the same but as the sims get more and more realistic, it just raises their skill more and more.
Older driver had more actual track time and testing. When Alonso and Hamilton started F1 they had more than an entire F1 season of testing. Literally up to 10,000km of testing V10 and early V8 cars. That is why there skill level was much higher going into their F1 debut than modern drivers. New drivers have to use sim. They have no choice given the limited and restrictions on testing.
As a sim racer this warms my heart .to hear him say he will practice for 40hrs for a 24hr race is awesome .he must also feel the same rage as me when all that practice goes out the window in the first lap from a massive dive bomb 😂😂
I would love to see how the new top drivers like Max would compete against the top drivers from the past, like before the 2000s. It's easy to dismiss today's F1 drivers as youngsters who drive in easy to handle computer cars, but I actually think their devotion to the sport is in some way greater than what we saw before. They seem to be extremely technical and focused, compared to older F1 generations who relied more on their raw talent and instinct (and balls).
I'm not a Max fan but I do value him and seem him as a very important and needed guy for the sim community. I don't race too much rather enjoy street or modified cars in simulators. I'm a 32yo Bus driver I was driving since very young age and when my drift car was beyond repair and due to lack of funds to fix it I've explored the sim world it was such a life changing moment to be able to drive cars which I probably will never own or I wouldn't be brave enough to drive them so hard. I'm not a too competitive person I just enjoy driving and sliding around corners
It's crazy that he still enjoys sim racing so much despite driving the fastest cars on earth. I've always felt like I only spend my time with sims because I don't have a track nearby.
I love the idea of completely cutting costs to race… think about pushing to limits and not burning into your wallet. It’s not the same sensations but it is a fantastic endorphin/serotonin rush to ride you over in between actual driving. Plus if you wreck, no big deal, that’s why you can push very hard in a sim.
@@Refresh636 in Canada decent car is 10-20k but to get a close enough experience to an actual car a pc is 3-5k vr is about 1k chassis is 1-2k and my csl dd setup was over 2k so almost the same but tires brakes memberships track day passes add up very very fast and to be in an actual racing league is very very expensive plus some people live over 14 hours or even more from a good track and winter for some
did also both IRL and Sim .. I say Sim and IRL is equal challenging in different dimensions and I learned so much in sim racing which also applies to IRL motorsports .. an awesome hobby where you can jump in everyday put in many drive hours which would be impossible IRL .. and great to share that passion with such great pros like Max, Lando, etc :)
Half the people on my team are boomers. We have been sim racing since the day's of Papyrus' Hawaii service. We run multiple cars in iRacing endurance races and we are all putting in 40-60 hours of practice for a 24 hour race. If your a racer, there is no "getting it" you just do it because you love it. Regardless of age.
I'm a Ferrari Fan but... unfortunately I can't stand Charles Leclerc and my current period fave pilot is Verstappen. I'm getting shizo 😅 I hope Max will join Ferrari someday... Like asap. I keep dreaming,
Ive found that in life there is no success without commitment. Job, relationship, anything. If youre not constantly telling yourself “I want to be better”, your results will always be limited.
That is what dedication looks like. Simracing may not provide the realistic physical experience but it does provide a sense of readiness in different scenarios. A mental edge in some sense.
The Greatest Driver of All Time. He has the best of Schumacher, he has the best of Senna. He's a complete driver, he's a winning machine. And I love Him for the Sim Racing of which I am a huge active fan
Not to take anything away from sim racers, but the reason they’re fast is because it’s a fearless race. I can drive my car on the edge, if I make a mistake the worst thing that could happen is I lose. I remember that video of the autonomous track car. I can’t remember what it was. But they had a real race car driver who if he felt the cars computer was out of control and would wreck the car he would take over. Anyway I remember him saying it was breaking way way later like he would never wait that long. It was fearless. In saying that at higher level I’m nowhere close. You have to drive with the thought of tire ware and fuel consumption. So it becomes much like real racing.
This is great! And in opposite to this, Vettel says he has no time for sim racing, he is too old for this and he has kids... The funniest thing is that Vettels said was that Kubica should not go back to F1, to not take seats that could be taken by a young driver.
real racing is a game to Max Verstappen. He just has to drive and provide feedback in a real race and the engineers/staff does the rest. Anyone who's done set up in a sim knows how mind gruelling that stuff is, and most people DO NOT enjoy it. Most people just want to drive a car that works to their liking.
But that's what's it's all about for Max. In his karting days, his father Jos would remove a part of change a setting to force Max to hear, locate and fix the problem... I think that's part of his strength...
Exactly, whatever though those stuck up morons can keep there slow lap times while we improve at home and while actually racing too, people love to make up excuses
There are people who love their craft so much that they want to become a world champion but when they do they become overconfident ,careless and stop working as hard as they used to which eventually results in someone else becoming the champion the next year but guys like Max they love their craft so so much that even when they are at the top and are unbeatable they are still working as hard but even more to improve themselves even further and their only competition is themselves.This is the reason he will remain undisputed for a long time.
since the entrance to sim racing from $$$ perspective is low it is crazy competitive, top guys are spending crazy amounts of time and are naturally very tallented. It is always more fun to watch SIM race, than any real race
One thing I always thought about is that in real life there is no lag input/output, minus like tire flex, while in any form of digital driving there is always some input/output lag that you then have to compensate for in the way you drive and react. I'm assuming that means in real life after getting used to sim racing you are hyper responsive compared to a regular driver, because you learned how to pick up a cars driving traits from a delayed perspective while sim racing. I'm assuming this helps be more on top of knowing what your car is doing than a regular driver.
@@holoduke51a There is always lag on any computing device and display combo. It's impossible for it to be instantaneous like real life. It may be a milliseconds but there is a delay in there it's just the nature of how things are processed from your computer to your monitors etc.
@@holoduke51a wwhat xxmidnight means is because you are using pcs etc there is always delay. the chain of you moving your steering wheel to your pc gettin the signal. proccessing it. sending it to your screen and your screen showing it. wich ofc in real life is not there
@@bnschasin6822 in reallife there is also delay in steeringrack pressure. And in brake pedal feedback. It's almost zero. but just like computers you won't notice it.
Some people out there dont get the chance to get into f1, due to financial side and sponsorships. But can u imagine there talent out there that can be better then max on the track just have no chance of getting into f1 in first place. That also can be said for many sports too.
Broooo I’ve been saying this for years now and now I’ve just heard max say it for himself. Low key, I think I’m quicker (on the sim) than quite a few pro real life drivers, I’ve never said that to anyone though because it sounds ridiculous, but I’ve practiced very re regularly for like 7 years now, real life drivers only get to practice once a week if they’re lucky, it only makes sense sim racers are the bench mark. Obvs different story irl though, I have raced a bit and I’m pretty fast, but the balls needed is a different level, I ain’t quite there irl although I’m sure someone gave me the money I’d be able to compete
It is. The most advanced sim availible to the public. The only sims that are better are the professional ones used by racing teams to train their drivers. The accuracy of the Mercedes W12 they added recentely in a deal with Mercedes is absolutely insane. The closest experience you can get to a real F1 car in any sim.
@@luansm I mean, yeah, we cannot know as we're never gonna be able to run this car in real life, but remember that people like Max and a big chunk of other drivers play iRacing, they can tell.
@@luansm A good tell for accuracy is how fast real car drivers are on it. Look at Verstappen, Alonso Kaanan etc. They are insanely quick on iRacing, without even putting much time in. Thats a great indication that atleast some of their real life skill actually transfers to the sim.
If you are a F1 driver and your hobby is sim racing then of course it helps and it is an advantage i would say. I would say the competition is alot tougher in Sim racing because there so many people compete
Word on the grapevine is..Dr Marko has booked 10 + anger management classes for MV during the summer break. Especially after the last sim session, were he lost his sh!t
Well, this is simracing Max. You do not work more than others to be competitive in simracing. I bet they work as many hours as you do. In simracing the competition is bigger because more people are involved, more talented guys have a chance, more time, tracks and so on.
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I take sim racing more seriously than my day job too
Same , I feel you
People who learn about racing cannot resist but to love more than anything
i just bought my first wheel! Can't wait to try simracing
@@King-pv8fk see u on the grid! 😁
@@Peterjan1995 my advise is to let me go first on turn 1 because i'm going flat out on the inside
I have been in some lobbies with Verstappen, Norris, Barrichello and Kanaan. As a racing fan thats just awesome to have shared the track with these guys.
@Max most were in practise session so i didnt need a certain irating for that. I did have a race session with Rubens Barrichello but i got taken out on the first lap by someone else, a real shame cause we were on a very simular pace would have loved to battle him a bit. I havent played iracing in a while but my rating was at around 3K.
@Max If you want to race with them in a scheduled race, 4k+ should guarantee you top split in a busy series. If you're doing a special event you'll need 6k+.
I raced with Alonso at the start of this year as well
i actually raced norris in skippies because i have just about high enough ir to get to top split norris starteted back and when he couth me he just flied past me and in one lap he made 1.4 second cap to me
@iNSTAGiB I've been in a gt3 race with Barrichello at roughly 2k irating, I was surprised!
"Even during the f1 weekends, when I jump out of my car i would be on discord" What a gamer. Now i like him even more lol
Gamer Grindset
yeah what a beast
gamer is probably the wrong term but i see what u mean
i've seen him be online on Discord just minutes after a grand prix, it's quite funny
@@venomduckling7578 lul
if the current f1 world champion talks like this about racing sims then everyone belittleing or laughing about simracing instantly loses credibility.
"world champion" ****
@@Adam-vx6to did he deserve to win the last race? No.. but he definitely deserved the championship
@@tannerbrewer6685 no doubt he did, but that doesn’t change the fact that the rules were changed and enforced in a way never done before for the sake of entertainment. Doesn’t matter who one, the integrity was ruined
@@Adam-vx6to yea I do agree. But let's be honest. The integrity of the FIA has been in question for a long time. Hopefully things change
@@tannerbrewer6685 true
The cars aren’t real, the track isn’t real, but the racing is real. The emotions are real and for those of us who can’t get into real cars and do that, that’s a great substitute.
I havent played a single game that gives more adrenaline than iracing!
i mean the tracks are very close to real life they are all laser scanned
@@Jammert also some cars in game have almost 1:1 physics
Yes but there's a huge difference: the adrenaline rush, the fear (or not).
To be as relaxed as Kimi running a real F1 car at 360km/h, so cold minded and precise... Or as (positively) agressive and sharp driving as Max on a real track...
It's quite different, in a sim your life isn't in danger.
I don't even talk about the WRC races, driving full gas between trees in Finland irl 🤯
@@Tsahalal of course its not exactly the same but there is cases in motorsport where a sim driver gets into a real one first time and they dont need much time and they go flat out. The fact still stays its getting so close to real that the reactions and motions you need in game and out are the same.
This is so excellent! 😍
Agreed! Big conformation our community is headed in the right direction ! 😁
I hope you've got everything sorted after your flood Will, and Merry Xmas to you and yours.
Isn't it. It's so fascinating listening to world-class drivers discuss sim racing. I'm curious to see how Max's simrig would compare with yours, Will. Surely he doesn't have the fans and extra lighting gadgets. I heard an interview with Marcus Ambrose explain his home-built motion rig with VR. It's awesome to see so many pro-drivers taking sim racing seriously these days.
Imo its all down to iracing and maybe some ACC, more iracing i would say.
Me and my cousin have been racing it for a while now him a little new me around 3 yrs on and off but now iracing ffb and tire model on most cars is unreal. You can feel the limit much better in some i can feel individual tire flex i mean come on (I run a Simucube 2 pro) what other sim has that.
Online experience is amazing too in IR and you get matched with people in your skill and its really close.
For me ACC ffb is too dead and the cars seems very slippy on the front tires like a heavy on the wheel fast corner its hard too feel the edge of the grip for me at least
@@Simlife101 this old debate 🙄
I have raced him in iracing. It’s such an honour to race against real drivers like him. It’s even fun to get my ass kicked because you think wow he is good lol
I bet its even an honour now that he is a world champion
He was being pretty modest about the sim racer talent. He is by far, above and beyond anyone I've seen in my 8 years on iRacing.
Well I mean, max doesn't think he is good enough until he is literally the no1 simracer out there so. I mean he is now the WDC in the most prestigious motorsport in the world so it makes sense anything less than being the best in simracing as well isn't good enough to him. What a competitor he is.
@@williamvanderscheer4327 Masi doesn't do Sim Racing though so he'll never be the best. Not straight up.
@@crimsonaterdaeus Cope, Max 2021 CHAMPION and the GOAT. Sadly Lewis isn't even top 100 driver.
@@sarketo5625 I like when people like you say something so stupid that I know you're either a troll, a 5 year old or brand new to racing.
@@sarketo5625 cringe
all sim racers have huge respect for max to put us on the map. i have seen him on track. and he is so fast in iracing its insane
Max Bathurst Q lap was one of the best Sim laps I have seen, pure magic
Could you link that one up for me? I'm very curious.
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@@Pucis666 This is insane
@@Pucis666 and its night
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In this sense Max is a bit like oldskool F1 champions of 50s and 60s, when they would usually race multiple types of cars, multiple championships same year. Often having multiple races in single weekend.
@@Loblaw_Law blabla soap opera
@@Loblaw_Law cry more, Lewis & Mercedes have congratulated Max & Redbull on a great season and championship win, time for you to grow up mate
@@Loblaw_Law The championship is determined by 21 races lol Stop being ridiculous.
@@Loblaw_Law didn’t know the 2021 season was Abu Dhabi, weird people talk about another 21 races
@@Loblaw_Law ''he was given the championship rather than earning it''
I guess Lewis deserved 25 points and Max deserved 0 at Silverstone when Lewis took out Max... Or when Bottas effectively took out Max in Hungary? or Max didnt deserve any points when his tire blew out in Baku... But hey its fine, Lewis didnt do any points either because he brain farted on the brake magic and forgot it on so tire blow out=stupid mistake in terms of merit. Also, I guess Lewis did merit 2nd place when he messed up in Imola and hit the barrier and was given a free repair and his lap back because of safety car and red flag.
What happened in the last race does not decide who is deserving or not. Max totally deserved his championship. Period.
If you raced against "Jos Verstappen" in iRacing, that means you have also raced Max. He uses his fathers' name for his secondary account.
Nice
It's good news for simracers that we have a WDC like Max. It will help people understand why we love it so much.
agreed. i think like 5 years ago, no one took it seriously, because if you did, you just looked like a nerd that was taking "video games" too seriously. i'd seen all too many internet forums and comment sections berating a sim driver for complaining about someone breaking a racing rule by saying "its just a game move on" when in reality, the clip was of a driver blatantly pushing someone else off the track.
i'm glad we have real drivers in it now (not just max verstappen) to provide the credibility that it deserves, because it really is incredible how spot on the drivers have to be in the sim in relation to how they would have to drive in real life.
Its just so mindblowing to me that he pretty much has the same championship winning mentality in both F1 and sim racing. Bro really said he jumps out of the RB16B and texts his boys on discord like what💀 Thats some dedication right there.
I like how he talks about challenging himself against others who he recognizes has more sim xp to improve himself. You learn more from playing against ppl that are better then you, rather than easily winning all the time.
Keeps him humble. There's always something to improve on somewhere.
So guys, I guess that’s enough evidence that simracing is more than gaming if a wdc is taking it that serious 😉
I dont think its more than gaming, its just that gaming can be very competitive and serious. Look at CSGO or Starcraft for example.
He also takes fifa seriously
@@TheLoucM if you are talking about simulators your point becomes invalid
@@TheLoucM sim racing isnt gaming.
@@liynne It is. It does not matter which input device you are using, and its does not matter if the physics in game are trying to be realistic, its still a video game.
The only time it might not be a "game" (but still a software that uses video) is if the simulator is used for real life predictions like in house sims at formula 1 teams, where they use it to prepare you for a situation in real life, or airline sims that are used to prepare you to be a pilot. As soon as you are not using it exclusively to prepare for real life, its a video game.
If Max's sim team needs another driver to take over the role of looking like an idiot and taking longer than everyone else to get up to speed , just call me up buddy, I have taken those skills to another level.
You made my day buddy😂🙌🏼
@@luetheler8867 Hes not your buddy, guy.
@@t3chn0m0 he's not your guy, pal.
Eh I think I can outdo you. I just got disqualified from a dirt track on iRacing practice session, going the wrong way. I got lost... on a race track... that had 8 turns.
@@kalyanpm6803 That is Boss level my friend.
Sim racing more than any other genre of gaming requires transferable skills to be successful. Max is the ultimate proof of that. And there are many sim racers who have made the transition the other way. This is only the case if you use a wheel and rig setup. Max has probably done more for the sim racing community than any other driver. I hope him and Lewis have many more battles like they did in 2021.
Not only them, I hope that there are more title contenders.
For this year I am afraid we will have to do with Checo and hopefully Alonso :)
But yeah, would be nice if Lewis can end his career with a few good years. (as long as a good year is "behind Max" of course)
Dale Jr. gave simracing and iRacing legitimacy for many years before any other big name from real-world racing joined in. He did hundreds of public races online long before it became "cool"... Verstappen is the biggest name now, and he's a big plus, but let's not forget who helped grow the esport to the point where the Verstappens of the world noticed it and decided to participate, too.
I reckon Max could win the Triple Crown if he dared to try. I can see him winning the Indy500. He’d pick up quick. 24 hrs Le Mans I can see him giving it a good crack. He’s got the time & talent.
If we take some of his past comments seriously, he already expressed the desire to be a champion in other motorsport competitions.
If anyone could do it it’s him
😅 the day Max jumps in a real GT3 at the 24h Nordschleife you bet i'll be there styled up in orange ... Even tho i'm not Dutch.
I think he could do it. Alonso failed at it, but I think Max is more talented than Alonso for sure. He should try it in a couple of years' time, if RedBull isn't fighting for a championship.
@@kalyanpm6803 For sure? There's a reason why Max idolizes Alonso.
Max is the ultimate Alpha benchmark in preparation, concentration and execution. Simply magnificent.
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Seeing this clip after Max's start to the 2023 season, and the brilliant Q3 lap he had in Monaco speaks volumes to what this mindset has done. He talks about racing the different categories has helped him try new driving styles and improve his craft and its showing. He is consistently good this year and find time that others, even his teammate is not. Yes the RB19 is a powerhouse car and is ahead of the field, but he looks so in control and confident. More than he ever has.
This is why I’m excited for the new generation of F1 drivers, they work their arse off on the track and then go home and do it all again on the sim. Older generations didn’t have that so that’s why we’re seeing some great drives from Max, Lando etc… Obviously it’s not exactly the same but as the sims get more and more realistic, it just raises their skill more and more.
Older driver had more actual track time and testing. When Alonso and Hamilton started F1 they had more than an entire F1 season of testing. Literally up to 10,000km of testing V10 and early V8 cars. That is why there skill level was much higher going into their F1 debut than modern drivers. New drivers have to use sim. They have no choice given the limited and restrictions on testing.
As a sim racer this warms my heart .to hear him say he will practice for 40hrs for a 24hr race is awesome .he must also feel the same rage as me when all that practice goes out the window in the first lap from a massive dive bomb 😂😂
Max is just a Unique character and says what he trinks and Stays behind it. Thats what modern Motorsport and sim Community Need. Great Max 💪🏼
40 hours of preparation for a 24h race ;-)))))))) well done Max
This is our champ
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This passion! 🥰❤️
I would love to see how the new top drivers like Max would compete against the top drivers from the past, like before the 2000s. It's easy to dismiss today's F1 drivers as youngsters who drive in easy to handle computer cars, but I actually think their devotion to the sport is in some way greater than what we saw before. They seem to be extremely technical and focused, compared to older F1 generations who relied more on their raw talent and instinct (and balls).
As a Hamilton supporter, I'm still so frustrated I have to find ways to like Max so that my frustration goes away a bit 😂
I'm not a Max fan but I do value him and seem him as a very important and needed guy for the sim community. I don't race too much rather enjoy street or modified cars in simulators. I'm a 32yo Bus driver I was driving since very young age and when my drift car was beyond repair and due to lack of funds to fix it I've explored the sim world it was such a life changing moment to be able to drive cars which I probably will never own or I wouldn't be brave enough to drive them so hard. I'm not a too competitive person I just enjoy driving and sliding around corners
It's crazy that he still enjoys sim racing so much despite driving the fastest cars on earth. I've always felt like I only spend my time with sims because I don't have a track nearby.
Showed this to my wife after I spent 29 straight hours on a rallycross setup.
I love the idea of completely cutting costs to race… think about pushing to limits and not burning into your wallet. It’s not the same sensations but it is a fantastic endorphin/serotonin rush to ride you over in between actual driving.
Plus if you wreck, no big deal, that’s why you can push very hard in a sim.
Oh it still burns into your wallet but I get what you mean it is a fraction of the cost
@@Refresh636 in Canada decent car is 10-20k but to get a close enough experience to an actual car a pc is 3-5k vr is about 1k chassis is 1-2k and my csl dd setup was over 2k so almost the same but tires brakes memberships track day passes add up very very fast and to be in an actual racing league is very very expensive plus some people live over 14 hours or even more from a good track and winter for some
@@Refresh636 you’re also forgetting track costs and membership fees. Also insurance for track days through Hagerty if you decide to push into a wall.
@@THEAVERAGEGAMER13 car is least of your concerns. I bought a Miata for 2.5k, everything else is much, much more expensive 😂
Sim racing still burns your wallet. At least in the case of iracing. Not to mention the cost of a decent to professional setup.
Like how max is being humble about not being as fast as the sim guys…. Ok ok he’s in the top .02% not the top .01% lol
I love Max so much! A winner through and through.
did also both IRL and Sim .. I say Sim and IRL is equal challenging in different dimensions and I learned so much in sim racing which also applies to IRL motorsports .. an awesome hobby where you can jump in everyday put in many drive hours which would be impossible IRL .. and great to share that passion with such great pros like Max, Lando, etc :)
Love how enthusiastic Max is about simracing while these boomers just don't get it lol
Half the people on my team are boomers. We have been sim racing since the day's of Papyrus' Hawaii service. We run multiple cars in iRacing endurance races and we are all putting in 40-60 hours of practice for a 24 hour race. If your a racer, there is no "getting it" you just do it because you love it. Regardless of age.
I've seen Max on iRacing just a few hours after he'd won an actual F1 race. He just loves competing.
I'm a Ferrari Fan but... unfortunately I can't stand Charles Leclerc and my current period fave pilot is Verstappen. I'm getting shizo 😅
I hope Max will join Ferrari someday... Like asap.
I keep dreaming,
My wife hates how serious I take my sim racing. I try to explain to her it's not a game it's pure calculated competition.
It's nice to see this level of commitment from him. Shame that 24h Le mans went badly.
Ive found that in life there is no success without commitment. Job, relationship, anything. If youre not constantly telling yourself “I want to be better”, your results will always be limited.
That is what dedication looks like. Simracing may not provide the realistic physical experience but it does provide a sense of readiness in different scenarios. A mental edge in some sense.
This is one of my favorite parts about Verstapin it’s good that I can relate to him except I’m trying to get into real racing 😂
The Greatest Driver of All Time. He has the best of Schumacher, he has the best of Senna. He's a complete driver, he's a winning machine. And I love Him for the Sim
Racing of which I am a huge active fan
I have beaten Max many times in F1 mobile racing
Prepare extensively...so that you don't look like an idiot. A great mindset that motivated my through many endeavors.
"I want to win, not to go and look like an idiot"
There's no middle ground with this guy, only the maxle ground
Wich game is he talking about? Iracing but does he play on other game ?
I once accidentally dive bombed verstappen in Iracing. Few laps afterwards he revenged me. Good memories
Not to take anything away from sim racers, but the reason they’re fast is because it’s a fearless race. I can drive my car on the edge, if I make a mistake the worst thing that could happen is I lose. I remember that video of the autonomous track car. I can’t remember what it was. But they had a real race car driver who if he felt the cars computer was out of control and would wreck the car he would take over. Anyway I remember him saying it was breaking way way later like he would never wait that long. It was fearless. In saying that at higher level I’m nowhere close. You have to drive with the thought of tire ware and fuel consumption. So it becomes much like real racing.
This is great! And in opposite to this, Vettel says he has no time for sim racing, he is too old for this and he has kids... The funniest thing is that Vettels said was that Kubica should not go back to F1, to not take seats that could be taken by a young driver.
Even if I hoped that Ham would get the Record... gotta respect Ver for his passion and dedication. And this helps Simracing.
Great to see this.
Max is one of us!!!
*Activate Windows*
real racing is a game to Max Verstappen. He just has to drive and provide feedback in a real race and the engineers/staff does the rest. Anyone who's done set up in a sim knows how mind gruelling that stuff is, and most people DO NOT enjoy it. Most people just want to drive a car that works to their liking.
But that's what's it's all about for Max.
In his karting days, his father Jos would remove a part of change a setting to force Max to hear, locate and fix the problem...
I think that's part of his strength...
I love the "Activate Windows" during this interview
can you activate windows pls Pablo
Raced against Max and Atze on iRacing and it was a surreal experience
The current F1 champion talks about sims in a good way, and yet people think it’s worth nothing and laugh about these guys.
Exactly, whatever though those stuck up morons can keep there slow lap times while we improve at home and while actually racing too, people love to make up excuses
There are people who love their craft so much that they want to become a world champion but when they do they become overconfident ,careless and stop working as hard as they used to which eventually results in someone else becoming the champion the next year but guys like Max they love their craft so so much that even when they are at the top and are unbeatable they are still working as hard but even more to improve themselves even further and their only competition is themselves.This is the reason he will remain undisputed for a long time.
Sir, please activate Windows.
since the entrance to sim racing from $$$ perspective is low it is crazy competitive, top guys are spending crazy amounts of time and are naturally very tallented. It is always more fun to watch SIM race, than any real race
“They have no real experience in a car”
Jarno: am I a joke to you?
He meant the specific car haha
One thing I always thought about is that in real life there is no lag input/output, minus like tire flex, while in any form of digital driving there is always some input/output lag that you then have to compensate for in the way you drive and react. I'm assuming that means in real life after getting used to sim racing you are hyper responsive compared to a regular driver, because you learned how to pick up a cars driving traits from a delayed perspective while sim racing. I'm assuming this helps be more on top of knowing what your car is doing than a regular driver.
There is no lag in current sims. Verstappen is driving IRacing. It's pretty much similar to the real deal.
@@holoduke51a There is always lag on any computing device and display combo. It's impossible for it to be instantaneous like real life. It may be a milliseconds but there is a delay in there it's just the nature of how things are processed from your computer to your monitors etc.
@@XxMidnightRavenxX it's not noticable. Less than 5ms
@@holoduke51a wwhat xxmidnight means is because you are using pcs etc there is always delay. the chain of you moving your steering wheel to your pc gettin the signal. proccessing it. sending it to your screen and your screen showing it. wich ofc in real life is not there
@@bnschasin6822 in reallife there is also delay in steeringrack pressure. And in brake pedal feedback. It's almost zero. but just like computers you won't notice it.
0:16 "I'm not racing a Formula 1 car in the simulator."
1:09 "When you're on the simulator, are you driving a Grand Prix car?"
Bro.
People talk about him taking too many risks but he explains it perfectly here. He learns the limits from sim and puts them on to the track
..if I had a gf that looks like Kelly Piquet, I'd definitely need a SIM RIG like Max's here....to distract myself
If I had a gf that looks like Kelly Piquet I´d look for another gf
DC not listening to a word he's saying...
Some people out there dont get the chance to get into f1, due to financial side and sponsorships. But can u imagine there talent out there that can be better then max on the track just have no chance of getting into f1 in first place. That also can be said for many sports too.
watching this in Fullscreen, for a second I thought my windows wasn't activated. jesus
This guy is Fernando Alonso reincarnated. Lives and breathes motor racing. Simply cannot be kept away from racing.
Aggressive on track, ill-gotten titles... yup, that comparison works.
@@crimsonaterdaeus just like alonso, he also beat overrated 7- times world champions like it was nothing!
@@crimsonaterdaeus I get you're still angry for Abu Dhabi but how are Alonso's back to back titles ill-gotten?
Activate Windows plz ;)
Lol Hamilton is so analog compared to Max 😆
There is always someone out there working harder than you - Robert Cheeke. Max is the guy that is working harder
Broooo I’ve been saying this for years now and now I’ve just heard max say it for himself.
Low key, I think I’m quicker (on the sim) than quite a few pro real life drivers, I’ve never said that to anyone though because it sounds ridiculous, but I’ve practiced very re regularly for like 7 years now, real life drivers only get to practice once a week if they’re lucky, it only makes sense sim racers are the bench mark.
Obvs different story irl though, I have raced a bit and I’m pretty fast, but the balls needed is a different level, I ain’t quite there irl although I’m sure someone gave me the money I’d be able to compete
Activate your windows mate!
It's always good to see Max or Lando racing with communities
Max has the WR on almost all Formula 1 tracks with all F1 Cars on Assetto Corsa
Fellow iRacing pilot here ;)
Definition of a chad sigma male on his GRINDSET😂 Love you Max, hope to see you with 7+ WDC!!!
By far the best kind of promo a company could get.
I'm gonna try it out because it sounds like an extremely good game.
iRacing is cool but the devs are greedy as fuck
It is. The most advanced sim availible to the public. The only sims that are better are the professional ones used by racing teams to train their drivers. The accuracy of the Mercedes W12 they added recentely in a deal with Mercedes is absolutely insane. The closest experience you can get to a real F1 car in any sim.
@@Cavi587 I mean, we can't know for sure the accuracy, but I get what you mean
@@luansm I mean, yeah, we cannot know as we're never gonna be able to run this car in real life, but remember that people like Max and a big chunk of other drivers play iRacing, they can tell.
@@luansm A good tell for accuracy is how fast real car drivers are on it. Look at Verstappen, Alonso Kaanan etc. They are insanely quick on iRacing, without even putting much time in. Thats a great indication that atleast some of their real life skill actually transfers to the sim.
If you are a F1 driver and your hobby is sim racing then of course it helps and it is an advantage i would say. I would say the competition is alot tougher in Sim racing because there so many people compete
man needs to activate windows
Only typical 1k iRating drivers thinking simracing is a game... lol
This is a reason why he is so consistent. His concentration levels must be on another level due to this.
That’s what makes Max so special he puts in the work.
Activa windows!! 🤣🤣 Buen aporte
Word on the grapevine is..Dr Marko has booked 10 + anger
management classes for MV during the summer break.
Especially after the last sim session, were he lost his sh!t
Well, this is simracing Max. You do not work more than others to be competitive in simracing. I bet they work as many hours as you do. In simracing the competition is bigger because more people are involved, more talented guys have a chance, more time, tracks and so on.
Quickest guy out there? wtf? "One of the quickest guys"
Im new to sim driving this year. New to iracing. Driving fast is deceptively hard. I know just enough to be dangerous. It has it's hooks in me hard.
I hope he does an Alonso like after F1 tour and wins Indy car, 24 hour lemonz, super car ext. just to prove he’s got that goat energy.
My man is too busy watching interviews to activate windows.
Who laughs at simracing has no clue about real driving and simracing driving. So he/she knows pretty much nothing.
Coulthard saying he’s used to being the “idiot” hahahaha
All the sim racing is what is helping him win the real racing. :)
my man is jackson storm lmao