r/formuladank • u/SirJxPumpknhead Gentlemen, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki • Nov 22 '24
Professional Sim Racer, Part Time Champ Friendship ended with Lando Norris, now Max Verstappen is my best friend.
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u/Numerous_Breakfast_6 Simply Lovely Nov 22 '24
*sets TU TU TU DU Max Verstappen as ringtone*
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u/Frablom I'm in a parasocial relationship with Hannah 🤤🤤 Nov 22 '24
Replacing my "No Michael no" with the F1 theme on a badly played flute? Never
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u/Numerous_Breakfast_6 Simply Lovely Nov 22 '24
What! I need to get this, source please.
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u/Frablom I'm in a parasocial relationship with Hannah 🤤🤤 Nov 22 '24
Here you go! Hope you can appreciate my masterpiece
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u/AbdullaFTW BWOAHHHHHHH Nov 22 '24
I always respect him. But this season when he is not having the fastest car and with no team second driver to help him give him 1000+ respect points.
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u/BlueScreen442 Question. Nov 22 '24
Brazil really made me a fan, bought a shirt and a hat lol. Before, I thought he just had the best car and coasted, but that drive was simply lovely. Always found him hilarious off the track, now I get how good he is on the track.
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u/Genocode If my mom had 🅱️alls, she would be my dad Nov 22 '24
Honestly you should look at the stuff he did between 2015~2021. It was very obvious Max was a great driver pretty early on. Getting P4 twice in a Toro Rosso in his first year or Spain (first RBR race) or Brazil 2016 (same tier of drive as this year's Brazil)
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u/Aromatic_Fail_1722 BWOAHHHHHHH Nov 22 '24
Always been somewhat on the fence about Max. I'm Dutch so naturally it makes me happy whenever he's successful. I love his fighting spirit and driving abilities, especially when he's pissed off. But the ruthlessly pushing others off the track at certain times.. Not a fan. You can argue it's racing, and it would have been different in the 70s, but nowadays it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and takes the shine off his victories.
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u/With_The_Ghosts Tsunoda’s missing wheels Nov 23 '24
That extra gear he kicks into when he's crtiticized or annoyed is what won me over. He finds extra as an FU to his critics, like Brazil just gone and Miami onwards last year
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u/ihatethisdotjs BWOAHHHHHHH Nov 22 '24
I’ve always respected him. Even if you’re driving a rocket ship, it still takes incredible talent to achieve what he has. If anyone thinks he’s not the best driver of this generation, it’s probably because they wouldn’t even know which pedal is the brake.