F1 world champion Max Verstappen has dismissed Helmut Marko’s allegations that he is installing a racing simulator in his private jet as a ‘misunderstanding’. Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Helmut Marko said in a recent TV interview about Max Verstappen’s participation in the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans and his commitment to driving as much as possible. made such a claim.
The story of installing a simulator inside a private jet has since made headlines, but what Max Verstappen actually told Helmoo and Marco last year was the new motor that will take him to the European races this season. He says that it was to set up a simulator at home. “I think it was Helmut who said that, but I think he misunderstood,” Verstappen said. “I’m building a new motorhome for a trip to Europe for an F1 race, and I said let’s put it there so I can keep going when I come back in the evening.” It’s a thing, and you can always keep the antenna up. I think you misunderstood and called it an airplane.” A photo of Oscar Piastri driving a McLaren road car around Melbourne recently surfaced on Reddit, with the poster claiming Daniel Ricciardo was in the passenger seat. The photo was later used by the media as proof that the two had formed a friendship despite Daniel Ricciardo losing his McLaren F1 seat to his junior, Oscar Piastri. However, Ricciardo, the new Red Bull third driver, has revealed that he is not the one in the photo and that he did not meet Oscar Piastri in person during the off-season. “Frankly, it’s a meme,” said Daniel Ricciardo. “He was in a McLaren with someone who looked like me, so I think people were like, ‘Oh, Daniel’s teaching Oscar how to drive,'” he said. “But it wasn’t me, and we weren’t together. We talked a little bit late last year.”