How The Fastest Driver on Earth Got Addicted to Gamer Rage

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Ай бұрын

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)
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@lescou Ай бұрын

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

@mango2538 Ай бұрын

iRacing is an esport so… its plausible!

@stefancloete8130 Ай бұрын

Haha i know! I love it!

@DampLover Ай бұрын

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

@rofelpadamaiii1599 Ай бұрын

Same bro, saem

@domatdom Ай бұрын

@@DampLover explain

@UserFlyn Ай бұрын

No way we got Max Verstappen on theScore esports before GTA6

@Grafzaaiers Ай бұрын

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

@UserFlyn Ай бұрын

@@Grafzaaiers anything can be an esport ;)

@Grafzaaiers Ай бұрын

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

@adambest8817 Ай бұрын

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

@Grafzaaiers Ай бұрын

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

@pandathedeveloper6660 Ай бұрын

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

@ohhkida Ай бұрын

LMAO

@youju26 Ай бұрын

Owned them.

@rawrbrz Ай бұрын

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

@quanleanh6548 Ай бұрын

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

@alieffauzanrizky7202 Ай бұрын

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

@TMV_should_oil_up_as_promised Ай бұрын

He is a pro Esports driver with F1 as a hobby

@beamhardbc Ай бұрын

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

@adenkyramud5005 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

no punterino jimmer

@adenkyramud5005 Ай бұрын

@@zacktan1403 and make sure to resafe joinly

@rayzpebo Ай бұрын

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE JIMMER HERE ❤️❤️

@ConjureIsMe Ай бұрын

I would absolutely watch a theScore video about Jimmy.

@antoinehuard2731 Ай бұрын

Bilsten bois FTW

@GamingRN001 Ай бұрын

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

@huukkeli22 Ай бұрын

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

@davidvalencia129 Ай бұрын

@@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_ Ай бұрын

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?

@caaarlos 3 күн бұрын

@@Eis_ in reality to correct momentum on a car, sometimes understeer but specially oversteer on such a level, even if you rely on G force feelings our senses are too slow to process. You need to be already in tune with the car and know it's behaviour to a point where you kind of "guess by instinct" where the car would snap on you. If you try to go with a reactive mind, waiting for senses to kick in, trying to process all that through the brain and circle back, the delay is too long to regain control of the car. You need to be pre-emptively on edge looking for the oversteer in certain moments. This is what I've learned.

@justRedX Ай бұрын

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

@Crossovahh Ай бұрын

Max actually started at 4, they got it wrong

@kevinwijnans7675 Ай бұрын

Yep he was 4.

@absolute_luck Ай бұрын

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

@pachakutimundi6813 Ай бұрын

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

@davidvalencia129 Ай бұрын

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

@1chaplain Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@alieffauzanrizky7202 Ай бұрын

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

@Dendyaryadi Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

That was this years Qatar GP.

@TheKlyn10 Ай бұрын

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.

@TroubledTrooper 17 күн бұрын

I mean there's probably more similarities than if he were to compete in other esports.

@DevinEMILE Ай бұрын

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.

@vjollila96 14 күн бұрын

the server ip was public for some fucking reason

@isaiahdaily123 Ай бұрын

Duh duh duh Duh Max Verstappen 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

@king0fweird Ай бұрын

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

@darshk4703 Ай бұрын

Nah man it's Tu Tu Tu Du MAX VERSTAPPEN

@StickmanAirsoftPH Ай бұрын

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

@kivori3438 Ай бұрын

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

@mafyfou Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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......

@D3Vlicious Ай бұрын

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

@pinga858 4 күн бұрын

Sim racing always has been looked down on as not being "the real thing", yet time and time again real racing drivers talk about how it gives the same feeling of competitiveness. Max is the voice that brings legitimacy to that.

@DerHoust Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

then youre not fast

@Sparkasm Ай бұрын

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

@hyper5630 Ай бұрын

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

@NateDates Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

@@NateDates 1:22

@ImDirtyDan Ай бұрын

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

@HarmonicVector Ай бұрын

LMAO, WE ACTUALLY GOT MAX VERSTAPPEN IN THESCORE.

@MrTomWaffles Ай бұрын

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

@AsToNlele Ай бұрын

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

@djbandito5512 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Timestamp 3:56

@djbandito5512 Ай бұрын

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

@Sparkasm Ай бұрын

The statement from Max was justified. ONE OF US

@NoLoseJustLearn Ай бұрын

Love the new background! Great VOD too

@exkcs Ай бұрын

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

@ItsJaekob Ай бұрын

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

@strangerrr4187 Ай бұрын

Watching this after Max won sprint in Miami🙃

@joelandjake Ай бұрын

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

@sirgb06 Ай бұрын

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"

@EwanderingroundYT Ай бұрын

13:00 PENELOPE CAMEO LETS GOOOOOOO

@mikaay4269 Ай бұрын

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

@ieradossantos Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@MickZarco Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@aarond7799 Ай бұрын

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

@1nterzept661 Ай бұрын

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.

@stefancloete8130 Ай бұрын

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

@aronlyrintoh4475 Ай бұрын

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

@TheBazino Ай бұрын

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.

@asli353 Ай бұрын

I never thought I would see this collab icl 😭

@naufalfahmi4917 Ай бұрын

A max verstappen video in this channel is crazy

@mango2538 Ай бұрын

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

@ieradossantos Ай бұрын

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

@steveb_ Ай бұрын

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.

@peachycupcake Ай бұрын

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

@jpsaglimbeni Ай бұрын

Dimitri talking about Max, world makes sense now

@EmannHomeless Ай бұрын

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

@JAGTrust Ай бұрын

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

@Aeropunk08 Ай бұрын

"LOL" - Max Verstappen, 2024 Miami Grand Prix

@AAAAnca Ай бұрын

His IRL races are practice for his sim racing session

@TheAutofreak1 Ай бұрын

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

@dapasokul Ай бұрын

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

@J0mCD Ай бұрын

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

@MTRevenge Ай бұрын

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

@unbottledgenie4914 Ай бұрын

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

@antoniop.h.2104 Ай бұрын

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

@hexagon2178 Ай бұрын

I think he just loves all types of racing

@hxllowgrave Ай бұрын

thescore esports using phonk as a backing track is insane.

@Deletemyselfgirl Ай бұрын

should have added his love for fifa here too ngl

@austinpassler Ай бұрын

Y’all should’ve mentioned his FIFA playing too

@alexandermacdonald499 Ай бұрын

Missed opportunity for the coffin rig

@thelocalrabbit803 Ай бұрын

Love the F1 content ngl

@KoeiNL Ай бұрын

Respect for actually trying to pronounce his name properly

@Manny32V Ай бұрын

max is such a legend.

@MaxGamingNL Ай бұрын

Never thought yall would make a video on max 🤣

@2jcgtevvti459 Ай бұрын

13:21 the empty stare that the interviewer had 💀

@ivanildo9579 Ай бұрын

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

@rear1490 Ай бұрын

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

@kaorimiyazono4363 Ай бұрын

Really want Verstappen to play Bang Dream for Reflex Practices.

@TheRealSonicBeats Ай бұрын

The true cross over of my life

@azizhusseinz2083 Ай бұрын

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.

@withlovefromfloor6343 Ай бұрын

Max max max Super Max max super super max.

@Shave1t1 Ай бұрын

You should talk about his Fifa pack addiction😂😂

@gracegrapes7772 Ай бұрын

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

@nothingjustchillinn Ай бұрын

When you get bored with your real job

@Jude74 2 күн бұрын

All F1 teams have racings sims. They have to based on testing limitations. The F in F1 one stands for formula. Part of that formula is limitations on how much time drivers can spend testing the vehicles. So often they only get to drive their cars during race weekends. The only way they can learn a new track or learn a new mode is via the Sim. Moreover the only way they can train their drivers when they make changes to the systems and the steering wheel is the sim. So all of them are sim racing. Several of them have started doing it in the competitive world, but all of them do it is part of their professional training. Lewis Hamilton admits that he doesn’t like to do it. But when he moves to Ferrari, he’s not gonna have a choice.

@PvMhijden Ай бұрын

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.

@mo5torm Ай бұрын

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

@toegobbler6373 Ай бұрын

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

@rearwingendplate Ай бұрын

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

@maseluss Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@ahmeddraza Ай бұрын

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

@GRiiZZ Ай бұрын

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

@sirafoxtron1701 Ай бұрын

9:58 Tyler 1 lol

@dinocharlie1 Ай бұрын

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.

@michaelbimo5853 Ай бұрын

DU DU DU DU MAX VERSTAPPEN!!

@anro_gaming 2 күн бұрын

his real job is streamer, racing F1 is his sidejob

@Glizzy5k Ай бұрын

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

@Asuhaa Ай бұрын

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

@wilbo_baggins Ай бұрын

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

@ltdada74 Күн бұрын

Dude…if only you would know the frustration at the time with rfactor 2…you would understand!

@masterkill7438 Ай бұрын

didn't see it yet but you are right... Max Verstappen is the fastest Driver on Planet Earth!

@reviewforthetube6485 Ай бұрын

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.

@kyrlchristianboni5263 Ай бұрын

Correction: he was 4 when he started go karting

@OhneHoffnung Ай бұрын

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

@iftekhan9667 Ай бұрын

MAX ON THIS CHANNEL??

@fart6403 Ай бұрын

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

@MickZarco Ай бұрын

MAX MAX MAX SUPERMAX MAX MAX

@alexhndr Ай бұрын

He could be the brand ambassador of iRacing at this point He played there more than racing F1 for real xD Also, as an added point: He even has interest to race outside F1 IRL too He planned to enter LeMans 24H with Alonso, and possibly another Endurance Racing superstar to form a superteam. The question now.. is when?