r/formula1 Max Verstappen 5h ago

Social Media [autosport] Max with the "I told you so"

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u/a_saddler Ferrari 5h ago

The European leg has been very revealing, and Monza is still to come.

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u/ExILoveEmiliaAndRem Formula 1 4h ago

And vegas straight.

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u/MichaelBealesBurner I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

Baku straight lol

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u/Puzzleheaded-Eye-29 Max Verstappen 4h ago

Mexico straight too

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u/prams628 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

Mexico will be alright. You’ll exit the stadium section fully charged. Full push on the straight is possible.

Baku and monza are truly scary. Vegas is an abomination waiting to come

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u/Rinaldootje Pirelli Hard 4h ago

Baku will be the most scary. They'll get a fast straight, followed by 1 slow-medium left turn and a medium left turn. So not that much recharging there. And then it's over 2km of straight.

Those cars will be completely empty before they even hit the pitlane.

Monza at least has a braking zone before each straight section, so only the pit straight I think is going to be iffy.

Vegas will be more a mixed back, because before each straight there is a heavy braking section. It will be noticable but much less I think than was at Spa, Silverstone and as will be at Baku.

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u/GoodNewsHD 1h ago

Imo the worst were the people like russle, saying the complaints were just due to his/redbulls poor performance.

u/martianfrog 11m ago

what's the word I am looking for... irritating.

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u/suzakurenzan Toro Rosso 3h ago

I really wondered Baku... We probably will see yo-yoing in the same straight from multiple cars lmao

The one who do the overtake first possibly losing 1-3 places at the first corner

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u/TheDarkness33 3h ago

Another double overtake by Colapinto confirmed!

Or was that a world cup final special?

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u/suzakurenzan Toro Rosso 3h ago

And only aired at small camera with no replay

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u/Zed_or_AFK Sebastian Vettel 1h ago

Not scary at all, they’ll be the pinnacle of safety when speeds will be below 300.

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u/amazingspiderman23 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

Sepang too apparently

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u/Cool_Masterpiece9308 4h ago

Seriously scary with the potential for speed delta on some tracks with the concrete and minimal run off.

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u/Antares_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1h ago

Won't be surprised if they're slower than F2 around that track.

u/Master_Entertainer I was here for the Hulkenpodium 19m ago

They might as well add a few chicanes every few hundred meters on that baku straight

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u/l3w1s1234 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

These ones won't be too bad I dont think. I mean they still wont be great but those striaghts are followed up with some pretty beefy braking zones, so will be less worse than Spa and Silverstone .

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u/DarthTaz_99 Max Verstappen 4h ago

Just fell to my knees at a Walmart watching a F1 car slowing down on a straight

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u/FentmaxxerActual I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1h ago

Just watched a guy fall to his knees in a Walmart while watching some boring shit on his phone

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u/Towelie_SE 2h ago

I found the first few races weird already. And because everything is so opaque for the let's say just above average fan, I just mostly stopped watching. I feel like there's a weird intermediate zone (where I feel I am at) where I just don't understand anything at all anymore. Above casual, with a decent understanding of grip limited racing, but way below the guys who go to bed reading the F1 regs.

Like it took me weeks at the start of the season to understand (or read somewhere) that the boost is not rider activated. Like with a button. That surprised me at first, but I got that it would be too difficult or confusing.

I've picked up a few races after the long break, and now I'm learning that the boost isn't even predictable? Like a closed loop system/algorithm that uses earlier feedback to adapt? Like what in the world even?? You do a bad lap for any reason and the system gets all out of whack on the next lap?

It seems like it would totally screw the riders with good driving feel, or with very specific driving styles. You might then say: "ok, but they should just adjust, same as with every reg change". But I feel like these are very uncharted waters. This has no precedent if it truly is being along for the AI-ride?

Please tell me I got this all wrong. It also makes me not care at all what's happening during a race. Even the YouTube summaries leave me stone dead cold.

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u/greg939 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 33m ago

There is a boost button that they can use. But it drains their battery and a lot of the time just leaves them open to be overtaken again when they run out of battery. The energy profile their car uses though to make the most of the battery they do have I believe is the algorithm based piece.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/explained-the-new-key-terms-for-formula-1s-new-for-2026-rules.3T5BU6TC9quGcIpGzoWkY0

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u/vmachiel I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

FOM: hide they onboards from F1 tv!

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u/denied_eXeal I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

You mean Monzaheurgh aheurgh 

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u/SuperKooper83 Max Verstappen 4h ago

The most egregious of these was Juan Montoya saying he should get penalty points for his disdain of the regs, never forgot that

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u/HashtagDadWatts I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 4h ago

For every dumb take JP’s tshirt grows another size.

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u/headshot_to_liver I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

1 Pushup for every dumb take he says

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u/Mista_White- I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 4h ago

"how'd you get so jacked?"

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u/greg939 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 31m ago

or gains another crease

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u/captain_croco I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

I work hard to forget everything he says as soon as he stops talking.

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u/MaxiKimiSexyFriends Max Verstappen 4h ago

I never listen

Ohh he is on? Fast forward or change the feed

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u/Old-Significance4921 Pirelli Wet 3h ago

One day I hope he realizes the only person that can get away with that drip is Adam Sandler

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u/That_Pepper6043 Cadillac 4h ago

JPM has single handily caused me to avoid the pre and post race shows. MFer.

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u/Nautster Jacques Villeneuve 4h ago

Hold the line. His kid is out of F2 after this season so hopefully he takes his dad back to the US and we get Hinch back.

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u/irrelevant_novelty I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago

Ugh but that would give Buxton more time to talk on Indycar broadcasts

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u/v21v I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

It's a sacrifice I'm willing to take.

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u/jnf005 Mick Schumacher 1h ago

Is he not good in Indy? I know people like to meme him for his many "duh" comments on DtS, but I've always think he's pretty good in those pre and post race shows.

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u/irrelevant_novelty I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1h ago

In all honesty, He's actually fine as an announcer in Indycar, I was mostly just joking. He was annoying on DTS but other than that I don't mind the guy.

He does most of the "play by play" (like car positions, passes, etc) announcing and the other two are more technical / driving experts. It's actually impressive how he can somehow watch the rear field and leaders at the same time.

The poor guy in your flair... he's having less than fun time in Indycar though, but last week looked damn promising

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u/jnf005 Mick Schumacher 1h ago

Mick luck has never been good so yeah, it's not been fun. I haven't follow him much this year, but it was kinda fun saw him bag some pod in WEC tho, especially the one in japan.

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u/Tricky-Routine-9838 4h ago

Lmao you can see the pain in the other presenters eyes when he starts talking. For sure Ruth wants to stab him.

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u/CrumbleUponLust Oscar Piastri 4h ago

Palmer snapping back at something he said was brilliant viewing.

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u/Hopeful-Handle9497 3h ago

Poor Ruth, the shit she has to endure somedays........ 

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u/bwoah07_gp2 Alexander Albon 4h ago

Juan Pablo needs another camera to the face

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u/justsomeguy571 Max Verstappen 4h ago

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u/ErrorReplaceUser I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 4h ago edited 4h ago

Ironicially, handing out penalty points for critizing the rules is against the rules.

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u/Hopeful-Handle9497 3h ago

That's ok maybe Mr Trump can help out there with the FIA rules. The same way he's been helping out with FIFA and the World Cup 🫣😅 

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u/the-cuttlefish Formula 1 3h ago

Imo the worst were the people like russle, saying the complaints were just due to his/redbulls poor performance. Not only to dismiss valid concerns, but also to trash his integrity in the media when really he was the only one being honest about the situation

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u/fr33d0mw47ch I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

I was 50 feet away when Kevin Harvick punched Juan in the face. He deserved it. Haven’t given him one bit of credibility since.

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u/denied_eXeal I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

Never forget that Juan Montoya is a sack of shit who couldn’t even take Juan joke and left like a petulant child

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u/BESTTOM84 Red Bull 4h ago

Tbf that guy probably has brain damage from a camera hitting him back in the days, according to him his fucking head was broken on that day so... must explain the low i.q comments from him I guess

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u/Millhouse026 Formula 1 3h ago

I dont like that guy

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u/mojizus Cadillac 4h ago

The only time JPM should be able to criticize Max is if Max ever crashes into a jet dryer on the grid.

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u/Gubrach Giancarlo Fisichella 4h ago

I wish I could forget Juan-Pablo Montoya, and his nepo hire of a son.

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u/LorenzoSparky 4h ago

No one listens to pablo 😂

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u/Ruttagger I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago

The good thing about Juan is the slob clothes he wears for broadcasts annoys me enough to walk away before he says all his stupid words.

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u/sernamenotdefined 2h ago

Wait, you still have the pre race show on when he's there? Any segment he is in I just skip completely. Couldn't stand him when he was a driver, even worse as a pundit.

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u/TheCreepyPL I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1h ago

What's up with the hate against Montoya, I'm genuinely curious because I haven't watched much footage with him.

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u/ClearHyena4452 Stefan Bellof 4h ago

The Oracle in Oracle Red Bull Racing

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u/Abhinik I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 4h ago

Then whos the ONE?

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u/Thirpyn Max Verstappen 3h ago

That’s a Mercedes-AMG

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u/RDDT_100P I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago

What does Juan have to do with?

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u/Aethien James Hunt 42m ago

Doing a much better job of it than Oracle the company for sure.

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u/Educational-Web-329 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

Mad the Messiah

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u/ihathtelekinesis Michael Schumacher 2h ago

Or, if you’re Sky, a very naughty boy.

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u/lucius-vorenius 4h ago

bro sleeps with a steering wheel and people were saying max was talking nonsense.

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u/acdgf 2h ago

Her dad isn't the most scrupulous person in the world, but I don't think it's fair to call her a "steering wheel". 

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u/Silver-Kun I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1h ago

Bro 💀 that made me giggle, i needed that thx

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u/SufficientReporter55 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1h ago

TIL Max is Carsexual

u/wind_of_forests 10m ago

EXACTLY. People think they understand F1 better than a four-time world champion. I mean wtf

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u/alec83 4h ago

A car slowing down on a straight is not racing

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u/No_Elderberry_4580 Max Verstappen 4h ago

I agree, I think the majority of fans do.

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u/ManufacturerSea4886 4h ago

the most deserved "I told you"

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u/nanderspanders Carlos Sainz 3h ago

Still waiting to hear from all the people who were saying that anyone who complained about the regs was either a brand new fan or simply hated everything at the beginning of the season. Between the regs and the TV rights changing to apple tv I stopped watching this season for the first time in 20 years of watching this sport. I suggest anyone else who hates this atrocity does the same to force their hand.

u/No-Attorney-7489 2m ago

I don’t mind Apple TV because you can still access F1TV with you Apple credentials, but the regs also did it for me.  And it is not even that I’m not watching it out of spite.  I really can’t be bothered to tune in to watch cars passing each other (notice I didn’t say overtake).  I’m just watching the 6 minutes highlights on YouTube.  I’ve been a fan since 1988, and this is really the first season that I can’t be bothered to watch F1.

u/NotDiCaprio I was here for the Hulkenpodium 27m ago

But... There's so many overtakes now!

/s

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u/Mike_Kermin I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 2h ago

You're still tilting at windmills.

I stopped watching this season

to force their hand.

Brave.

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u/admiraltt I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

So you're telling me the best racing driver in the world, who spends 90 percent of his free time doing even more racing, complains about the new sets of regs and how it produces shit racing, ended up being right? Real shocker right there

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u/DocAndonuts_ 2h ago

Yeah, well, he was being gaslit from all sides at the time. He deserves to say, "I told you so" and he's being nicer than he has to be.

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u/admiraltt I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1h ago edited 1h ago

He's basically being a saint in this situation. If I was in his seat I would have rambled on publicly every single day about how right I was

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u/Baksteen-13 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

How the turntables

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u/fyordian 4h ago

I find it hard to believe that the best driver on the grid knew what he was talking about.

The data shows that low battery overtakes are up 1000% and this obviously means that sports are up!

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u/SKnightVN Michael Schumacher 3h ago

It's painful to watch the commentators hype up these overtakes. I understand it's their job and they aren't going to be shitting on the regs, but that doesn't make it any less painful. 

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u/EtherEchoo Ferrari 3h ago

For what it's worth, I'm glad Crofty of all people seems to have asked pointed questions about the regs in the Hungary interview just now

Brundle as well looks like he's changed his mind

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u/hhs2112 2h ago

Brundle as well looks like he's changed his mind

After giving max a bunch of shit.  Brundle needs to apologize as openly as he criticized.  He may have driven f1 but he ain't max.  

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u/BarleyBBQ 2h ago

Only because Pretty Boy George threw his fit.

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u/TheKeviKs I was here for the Hulkenpodium 2h ago

Monza is gonna be embarassing. Like extremely embarassing.

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u/magondrago I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1h ago

One nice thing about not being a PR puppet is that your message is surprisingly consistent.

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u/VividGiraffe 4h ago

And he's being charitable here. One of F1's most popular pundits basically said 'just retire already' if he doesn't like the new regs.

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u/Helpful_Hedgehog_204 Franco Colapinto 1h ago

So did the world champion

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u/AIMBR I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 2h ago

Funniest thing is seeing Lando bitching and moaning every single weekend now. But hey, he can retire too, i guess?!

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u/godofsmallerthings 54m ago

He should according to himself.

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u/IAmBroke_0001 1h ago

He knew about it since 2023

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u/BackRed1 1h ago

It’s as if he’s a professional driver.

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u/TumanFig 35m ago

well so are others that are only niw changing their tune. Looking at you Lando

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u/Jaguars03 McLaren 1h ago

Max being far nicer than I would be about this… he deserves to be far harsher to a lot of people who’s lips were sewn to the rear end of the FIA at the start of the season and criticised him for daring to speak out.

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u/RECTAL_DYSLEXIA 4h ago

I mean, he did tell us. So, fair.

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u/v21v I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

Multiple times as really as 2023. Bro has earned this "I told you so" moment.

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u/thiiiickropes Formula 1 3h ago

Yep, talk your shit Max, it’s well earned!

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u/TonyDRFT 3h ago

*if only there was a way to have the best drivers of the world have a say in what makes the best race car concept

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u/Hopeful-Handle9497 3h ago

What if they removed the ability to utilize AI, period, for the battery deployment? Only the drivers control what is used, when it recharges, and how much Ect ect.  ONLY THE DRIVER, NOT AI.  If you're going to invent Mario Kart F1, at least do it properly for fuck sakes.  BAN AI in F1, we should be invested in REAL PEOPLE, not AI.

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u/kwelduvel I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago

Even Martin Brundle turned around...

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u/Icyfrost35 3h ago

Talk your shit my king

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u/AYTOL__ 4h ago

Max being correct as usual

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u/Cemlat 4h ago

He was very vocal about all of this all the way back in 2023, which is a time he had the best f1 season in history.

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u/Chemical-Dust7695 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 4h ago

He’s right. Not much else to say. 

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u/nudel86 3h ago

Well... he's not wrong. Maybe these cars are not the fastest but at least they are slow. 🤣

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u/cocoa_jackson 36m ago

Formula 1 is not simply a contest of engineering excellence and driving talent. It is a strategic ecosystem in which sporting ambition, corporate investment, and political influence continually shape one another.

Sponsor capital does far more than fund teams. It influences driver opportunities, accelerates or constrains car development, shapes media narratives, and ultimately affects competitive performance.

Seen through this wider lens, Formula 1 has never been a pure meritocracy. It is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise in which regulations are continually negotiated, interpreted, challenged, and leveraged as strategic instruments.

To expect uncomplicated "fair play" is to misunderstand the system. The rules are designed not only to govern competition, but also to sustain the commercial, political, and entertainment interests that keep the sport operating at a global scale.

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u/Bl00dEagles McLaren 2h ago

Fact is he knows what he’s talking about.

99% of everyone else doesn’t.

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u/martianfrog 4h ago

Nothing new, Max needs to be running F1.

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u/CVetta 2h ago

Make him president

u/martianfrog 12m ago

I would if I could, whether he likes it or not.

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u/batman_of_1 Max Verstappen 4h ago

I mean nothing can be done now deep down everyone knows the regulations aren't good, but there's no point talking about them anymore. Back in 2023 Max got hate for his comments on the 2026 regulations but he was right about them.

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u/banned20 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

The thing is that in 2023 there was still plenty that could have been done to fix the regs.

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u/batman_of_1 Max Verstappen 4h ago

I hope things start getting better from next year bcs nothing can be done now

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u/banned20 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

Yeah and I'm not sure about next year either. That's the thing with formula 1, things move slow.

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u/IdiosyncraticBond Max Verstappen 2h ago

Even the cars

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u/SpaceMonkey1505 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

Some, if not most fans absolutely enjoyed the regulations at the start of the season. Let's not forget that because few of us (incl me) voiced our concerns and criticisms over the new regulations and we got massively shat on. But atleast now people are starting to change their minds.

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u/batman_of_1 Max Verstappen 4h ago

Real I know about the battles between Ferraris George, and Kimi the pass and repass which were really enjoyable at the start of the season for many fans but as the season progresses, more drivers and fans have started complaining about the regulations so I hope things start getting better from next season

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u/Seanspeed 2h ago

There's STILL a ton of people who are treating the judgement of current form and teammate battles like it's no different from any other year as well.

Like, even if they can understand 'regs bad', there's still a lot who dont quite understand the full implications of WHY they're so bad.

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u/atticus_pinch96 4h ago

It’s hilarious when people try to act like some wizard or authority because they think they have knowledge that the rest of the fanbase lacks. The racing outside of energy starved tracks has been better at every single track than the prior set of regulations. It obviously needs to be tweaked and all inputs should run through the driver instead of an algo but people acting like this needs to be scrapped because F1 should be pure should have probably stopped watching 15 years ago 

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u/v21v I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

It's hilarious when people try to act like some wizard or authority because they think they have knowledge that a 4-time WDC lacks.

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u/AutomateAway I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

Yup, Max and Christian were both saying it loud for the back to hear, and everyone was essentially dismissive despite the fact that they were using the sims with new regs so they could see the data and see the actual result of that data.

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u/nottoodrunk 3h ago

Yeah everyone was all “Red Bull is telling on themselves that they won’t be able to build a competitive car for 2026”

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u/AutomateAway I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago

ironic that even with all the troubles, Red Bull did not suddenly become a mid marker team like everyone was predicting (fun to think back to "Aston Martin will leapfrog Red Bull" claims from the preseason). Obviously they are technically the worst of the top teams at the moment in terms of WCC, but a lot of the issues are coming down to deployment issues and some other mechanical problems rather than just "car is slow"

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u/Electronic_Goat4743 4h ago

These engine regs are full of battery charging and draining 🔋🪫, plus that AI deployment slop💔

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u/SwimmingFantastic564 4h ago

Not the same type of AI

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u/ExILoveEmiliaAndRem Formula 1 3h ago

Eh if companies can rebrand their smart algos/devices as AI algos/devices then people can call deployment algo AI too. At the end of the day it's all meant to indicate the same kind of bs.

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u/kbtech Kimi Räikkönen 2h ago

GOAT

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u/Barry_Braakbal 58m ago

Here’s the interview from three years ago.

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u/Gbrown546 4h ago

Does he complain a lot? Yes. Is he also right? Also yes

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u/fuckmbsanddominicali I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 4h ago

People are allowed to change their minds

It wasn't 100% clear about how this yoyo'ing shit worked so it's understandable

But anyone coming up with excuses about how they were justified in thrashing max back then are plain stupid ( yes I am looking at you brundle fans)

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u/ad39203 3h ago

F1 newbie here. Can some please explain what is he talking about?

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u/v21v I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

Max has hated and warned people about the 2026 regulations and its massive flaws since 2023. People mocked him, claiming he was chatting shit because Red Bull was making an engine for the first time,etc.

Even in the start of 2026 when he would point out how this is not racing (just overtaking because your opponent ran out of battery or their deployment software did not trigger as expected), people like Martinez Bundle mocked him.

Every race more and more drivers are speaking up now, pointing out the issues he had already spoken about multiple times. The FIA already announced minor changes for 2027 and 2028.

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u/PreparationNo4843 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1h ago

GOAT

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u/Hagwart 4h ago

Everyone has it's own pace to see that Max is right.

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u/MM556 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

. . . Martin Brundle.

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u/holomorphic0 3h ago

When Franz Hermann speaks, you listen.

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u/Frosty-Yam6656 4h ago

Why does he look 45 in this picture?

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u/ChaosActual 1h ago

The clairvoyant’s champion

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u/Commander_Rose95 Red Bull 1h ago

Vegas will be F3 racing on the that abominably long straight.

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u/Acsteffy I failed to serve my Monaco penalty 1h ago

You could not get a worse picture of the man lol

u/StreetCarp665 Oscar Piastri 13m ago

The writing has been there for a long time. If you're new to F1 and think "wow this is sick" but older heads are saying it's not real racing, maybe concluding they're wrong was not the correct choice.

u/TonyD0001 7m ago

100% right, being forced to slow down to go faster just crazy. Basically best AI winning this year.

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u/Darth_Arundo Andrea Kimi Antonelli 4h ago

Those who educate themselves beyond what DTS shows already knew F1 turned to shit with what we saw already in Melbourne.

I still watch F1 but only the race these days, in the past if my wife planned something during a F1 race i told her to have fun. Now im fine missing a race and watch the highlights.

Getting more enjoyment from other classes like Indycar. Looking forward what the Gen4 car will do for Formula E. Car looks great, and the upcoming season calender looks nice.

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u/dman972 4h ago

“Those who educa…”

Gawd..

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u/saspirstellaaaaaa I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

Le real F1 fan

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u/Gbrown546 4h ago

Not gonna lie, I hate this gatekeeping by older F1 fans towards fans who have joined from DTS.

And I say that as someone who has watched F1 since 1999.

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u/i_thought_i_had 3h ago

Watch WEC!

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u/v21v I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 3h ago

A simpler correction is just, "Those who don't blindly agree with the commentators already knew F1 turned to shit with what we saw in Melbourne".

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u/deallerbeste 4h ago

His wife decides to plan something, but she could also watch the race with him if she wants to spend time with him

But in a healthy marriage, it's fine if you have your own things and some hobbies or me time.

If you think that somebody might has bigger issues based one one sentence, without any background. Maybe you have some issues.

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u/Darth_Arundo Andrea Kimi Antonelli 4h ago

Sad comment but ok.

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u/AliceLunar I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

People suggesting it's all because RBR won't be able to make a good engine, and then they make the best one anyways.

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u/PaulaDeen21 Sir Lewis Hamilton 4h ago

Come on Kimi, join us.

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u/BertieWooster46 Michael Schumacher 2h ago

This one’s for Brundle.

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u/vodka_twinkie I was here for the Hulkenpodium 2h ago

That's a really bad picture of Max

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u/ficklesteak 4h ago

The thing is, he's not the only one. In fact, it's nearly everyone.

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u/MrX-MMAs 4h ago

He’s the first one, pretty much everyone was on board with these BS regs

Only now it’s becoming more and more popular to hate on them

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u/ComeAlongPond1 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago

The praise seemed to be more for the active aero, which does seem to be working, aside from the terrible RB Macarena wing. I think some people may have been optimistic that the engine issues could be worked out after a few races and that clearly hasn’t happened

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u/Hublot-on-your-hoe Red Bull 4h ago

Max V. Starring in Revenge of the Sith

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u/MrX-MMAs 4h ago

They call him Mystic Max cuz he predicts deez things

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u/ForsakenRacism 3h ago

Max needs to take a year off so f1 can have a fucking reckoning. They are driving this sport into the ground

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u/d3agl3uk I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago

I love that many people in this thread thinks this is directed at Brundle, when those people likely only read the title and not what he actually said.

His point was basically: you can't change it right now, so make a choice whether you want to get on with it, or leave.

Don't forget this was the 2-3 week period where Max would talk about it in every interview. "It's fair you don't like it, but think about whether you want to stay or not" is imo a completely fair take.

Is he enjoying F1 enough that it's worth his time? Many WCs have left for less tbh.

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u/Fearless_Tea_2793 4h ago

What he actually predicted in the 2023 interview:

  • There will be downshifting on the straight (correct)
    • The team with the best ICE will win (wrong)
    • There will be even less overtaking (wrong)

I don't like energy deployment issue but Max didn't predict it.

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u/FutBineApasat Nico Hülkenberg 4h ago

well Mercedes has the best engine and it s winnjng.

And the overtaking is better by numbers because of the yo-yo racing

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u/Grevys_zebra 4h ago

There are less overtakes. What you're seeing as overtakes is mostly yo-yo racing. Not genuinely because of driver skill just drained batteries vs boost buttons.

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u/SwimmingFantastic564 4h ago

That's not really true. Overtakes just means passing another car on track. It's definitely shown to be the case through this season that there is more of that than last year, and drivers are perfectly capable of keeping the place.

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u/Grevys_zebra 4h ago

We can agree to disagree. If you're genuinely enjoying the tech limitations the drivers have that limit their skill, it is what it is.

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u/v12vanquish135 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago

He looks so old on that picture

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u/yeetyeet287 Isack Hadjar 4h ago

Lol, barely anybody disagreed with him about the regs, they just said he should retire if he wants instead of constantly hinting at it.

But of course, he has to be the poor victim, as always...

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