Max Verstappen is a severe racing addict. Away from the racing track, he resorts to his sim, doing online racing, but he claims he hardly plays the F1 game in his leisure time.
He tries to give a hand in other racing series. So that he gains some experience in car handling for every motorsport. Considering he believes that every online game is now near to perfect for real-life racing, it helps him to gain experience in other cars.
From this weekend, Verstappen will participate in Le Mans virtual racing. And he definitely wants to win it after his last year’s mistake, which cost him and his team the win.
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Cats and Kelly Piquet’s daughter not allowed
Verstappen treats his sim setup as one of his prized assets. Why not? He has spent around $35,000 on it. Usually, he is a bit relaxed with his pets all over his home.
But once he does some competitive racing on his sim, his two pet cats are not allowed in his room. Not even Kelly Piquet’s daughter Penelope is permitted to be near him.
“During practice days, yes,” reveals Verstappen that he always gets distracted on the sim. “I have two cats, and they’re always running around. My girlfriend has a daughter, and sometimes she might tap me on the shoulder. But on race day, I ensure no one is interfering.”
He claims that he closes the door of his room on such days and has made a 10-metre radius as the boundary. Nobody is strictly allowed inside that periphery.
Max Verstappen seeking Le Mans redemption
Last year also Verstappen vied in the virtual Le Mans race. However, in the game’s final phase, he crashed, and his team got DNFd while they were at a considerable advantage.
It’s one of the regrets Verstappen is still holding. But it’s known that once the Dutchman gets competitive, it’s hard to stop him from quashing his opponents. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are the biggest testaments to that.
In his recent interview with the Washington Post, Verstappen has told how eager he is to win this year’s virtual version of the historic race. Whether he’ll win will be known by Sunday.
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