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Max Verstappen once quipped with $130 Million worth Chris Hemsworth at 2019 Singapore Grand Prix

Samriddhi Jaiswal
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Max Verstappen once quipped with $130 Million worth Chris Hemsworth at 2019 Singapore Grand Prix

Red Bull champ Max Verstappen once shared sallies with the Holywood star Chris Hemsworth when the latter came to attend an F1 Grand Prix.

At the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix, Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth showed up at the track and did not go home without a one-on-one exchange of banters with Red Bull star Max Verstappen.

Hemsworth, known for playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, has proven himself to be a certified F1 fan with his appearances on the track. The Australian actor has also played the role of 1976 F1 champion James Hunt in the marvellous F1 biopic named Rush.

At the Marina Bay Circuit in 2019, Hemsworth engaged in some fun activities with the podium winner of the race, Verstappen and also recorded a video for the fans.

The video has repeatedly surfaced on the internet showing the Dutchman exchanging friendly gags with the $130 Million Australian star.

The duo got involved in a pit-stop challenge and Verstappen said, “You(Chris) won for the camera and I(Max) just won for the fans.”

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Chris Hemsworth wished Max Verstappen for the race

Furthermore, Hemsworth who is usually seen in the Red Bull garage when he is at a race weekend wished Verstappen good luck for the race on Sunday.

The Aussie’s wishes did work for the young Dutchman as he secured P3 in the race at the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix.

Verstappen finished behind the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc having started the race from P4 behind Leclerc in P1, Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes in P2 and Vettel in P3.

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Hemsworth shows off his culinary skills with Daniel Ricciardo

Celebrities showing up at the paddock and meeting the drivers during race weekend is not a surprise but in some incidences, these mere interactions turn into unique moments that fans recall every now and then.

In a similar incident, the Australian actor competed with the then Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo in a culinary challenge hosted by TAG Heuer at the Monaco Grand Prix Yacht party in 2017.

Both Hemsworth and Ricciardo put on their chef hats in a Swiss Cheese Fondue challenge.

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Samriddhi Jaiswal

Samriddhi Jaiswal

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Samriddhi Jaiswal is an F1 editor and writer at The SportsRush. She started her career as a business journalist but soon found her calling in lights out here we go! Samriddhi has been a Ferrari fan even when her interaction with F1 was occasional. Her first real experience with the thrilling sport came when Charles Leclerc clinched his iconic victory in Spa and Monza and painted the track red. Now, a Tifosi, Samriddhi is a hardcore fan of the prancing horse and can relate to the chaos within the Italian camp and also admires Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Off the track, she finds her home in books and musical instruments.

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