Verstappen also demands everything from his team outside the Formula 1 circuit

For Verstappen, it is clear: everyone in the team must always do everything they can to win. At Red Bull last year during the Italian Grand Prix, there was irritation for the Dutchman. He had to change something on his steering wheel with the battery, but then he was not told that he had to go back to the old position. The now four-time world champion was not satisfied and asked his team to stay awake.

Verstappen also critical of his team outside of F1

The Formula 1 circuit is not the only place where Verstappen demands the maximum from his team. At Team Redline too, he says something about it when things are not going the way they should. At last year's 24 Hours of Daytona, Gianni Vecchio was only ready at the last minute when he was supposed to drive. Then, the Team Redline driver also got into an incident in which he sustained damage.

Verstappen was clearly not happy with the damage caused to the virtual car: "My god mate. It's your fault that you hit that car because you're just not focused! Come on!"

In the documentary, Verstappen jokingly said of Vecchio: "I think if he could race as he talks, I think he would win by one lap ahead of everyone else. No, he's a great guy. He's good, sometimes a bit dramatic, but that's OK, we can deal with that, and he has always done great whenever we've really needed him to do well. That's also a quality we look for in a driver."

@teamredlinesim What you don’t hear during a race At last year’s Daytona 24H This week we go again From episode 3 of Viaplay’s ‘Off the Beaten Track’ #TeamRedline #maxverstappen #simracing original sound - Team Redline

This article was written in collaboration with Olly Darcy

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