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Verstappen gets two 40-second penalties during sim race
- Estéban den Toom
Max Verstappen received two hefty penalties at the virtual 24 Hours of Daytona, much to his own dismay. He made the same mistake both times. With Team Redline, he is taking part in a sim racing event taking place from Saturday to Sunday. On Saturday night, it was Verstappen's turn, which produced the following images.
The Dutchman made the same mistake twice. Both times, Verstappen received a time penalty for entering the pit lane unsafely. The penalties set him back a total of 80 seconds, 40 seconds each. As could be clearly seen on the stream, the four-time Formula 1 world champion was not at all happy about this.
Verstappen's reaction was telling
Verstappen's microphone was not on, but avid lip-readers could soon notice that the Red Bull driver uttered a 'what the fuck'. The footage also showed Verstappen sitting with his hands in front of his eyes, wondering how on earth it was possible that he got a penalty twice in the same way during the race.
Prior to his stint in the sim race, Verstappen revealed the name of his new puppy. It had been known for some time that the Dutchman would welcome a new family member along with Kelly Piquet, but the name had not yet been made public. So now the Red Bull driver has revealed it during the last stream.
@fueltothe_max Oh Mad Max!! Same mistake twice!! #maxverstappen#max#max#teamredline#24hourdaytona#simracing#penalty#fy♬ original sound - fueltothe_max
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