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Off Season Preparation…to the Max!

How does one of Formula One’s most spectacular young talents prepare for the new season? With sim racing, of course!

Max Verstappen, Formula One’s young record breaker who’s shattered some of the sports most long standing records (youngest driver to ever lead a race, youngest driver to win a race…you name it!) is currently in his off season and the two-time 2017 race winner is using sim racing to get his speed fix until the new season gets going in March:

Good morning #monday

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Looking closer at the picture, you can spot Max trying his hand in iRacing using his Playseat setup. And if you look even closer, you can see that Max hasn’t opted for one of his familiar open wheelers but rather for a tin-top car.. proving that even F1’s biggest talents use sim racing to experience race cars they don’t get to drive in real life. Relatable, isn’t it?

Want to see more real racing drivers dipping into the sim universe? Check out our story on Maxi Goetz in RaceRoom!

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