[PapaofGags]

All valid points too. Every last one of them would be more likeable if they talked less though

Haha I think this is one of the *extremely* rare cases where everyone on F1 Banter would agree.....      

[Monster Hesh]

We all been there. Hahhaha
Apparently, Max Verstappen getting some gamer rage.

https://clips.twitch.tv/QuaintJollyHareAllenHuhu

[Jody Barton]

Monster Hesh, just like real life then. If that was him he acted like a prick, but quite honestly given the online gaming community who doesn't?

[PapaofGags]

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https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/new...e/4323111/

Verstappen: Day of public service with stewards was “constructive”

Speaking in an FIA statement, Verstappen said: “It’s interesting to see it from the other side – normally you can’t spend an entire day with the stewards!

“Everybody does their own job during a [motorsport] weekend, and it’s good to really see what it takes to make these important decisions – sometimes a decision might not be nice for a certain person but it has to be taken and you have to follow the rules.

“I think it’s good to experience different things in racing rather than just sitting in the car – to be here and do this kind of work has been a constructive thing for me.”

Verstappen also reflected on his first appearance in the FE paddock, calling the championship “a cool series”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw        

[forzaferrari]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw        

LOL....that just about sums it up 

[PapaofGags]

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/141005...rdo--marko

Marko: Verstappen moved clear of ex-Red Bull F1 team-mate Ricciardo'

Max Verstappen's progress has moved him clear of his ex-Formula 1 team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in both qualifying and race trim, according to Helmut Marko.

Verstappen and Ricciardo were broadly equal in their time together at Red Bull from early 2016 to the end of last year, although Verstappen enjoyed a more impressive '18 campaign overall.

He matched Ricciardo, who has moved to Renault for 2019, with two races wins but scored a further nine podiums and Red Bull motorsport advisor Marko believes Verstappen established himself as a "clearly" better driver.

"There is specific data," Marko told Autosport. "In qualifying the gap to Ricciardo is greater. In the race he's also a bit faster.

"The strange thing is Max sometimes slides more, but still manages to keep the tyres alive.

"That has developed. When he came to us, it wasn't like that yet.

"He already has an image in the duel that it's better not to mess with him."

[forzaferrari]

"He already has an image in the duel that it's better not to mess with him."

[morini]

Fireworks here we come

https://www.planetf1.com/news/gasly-warn...o-be-no-2/

[PapaofGags]

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-v...w/4326497/

A rare insight into why Verstappen is so good. (worth reading whole article)

Max Verstappen’s growing presence in sim racing has given those close to the Red Bull Formula 1 star an insight into driving ability that is “almost impossible to imitate”.

Five-time grand prix winner Verstappen has spent a lot of time over the winter competing on online racing platform iRacing, joining forces with the crack Team Redline operation.

Having previously held the world record around the Montreal circuit in a Dallara Formula 3 car, last week Verstappen set the fastest time in the same machine on the Charlotte ‘Roval’ and the Brands Hatch Grand Prix track.

While a clip of Verstappen crashing into a fellow online racer has recently gathered attention, Redline’s video of that record Charlotte lap offers a much better insight into what Verstappen is doing online and what it tells us about the 21-year-old.

Atze Kerkhof, a Redline driver/manager, describes his friend as “breathtakingly fast” online and now capable of “beating the established order”.
"Sometimes you do a lap and you think it's perfect, but then Max enters the track and goes another three tenths faster,” Kerkhof tells Motorsport.com.

“Where he finds that time, is a mystery to everyone.

"It's about very small details. The steering angle, the slip angle of the car, the way of trail braking or downshifting. It’s very small things where he makes the difference.

“What Max does, is almost impossible to imitate. His driving is so perfect.”

[morini]

Much as I am a fan of his driving, I really do wish Max would just shut up and do his talking on the track.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/verstappen...title-tilt

I don't know if the guy is insecure or what? But none of the other title contenders seem to feel the need to big themselves up like he seems to be doing. Of course, it could just be the media stirring but if he is saying these things then I reckon someone close to him should have a quiet word. It is starting to irritate.