Verstappen hobby hack revealed despite Red Bull BAN

Max Verstappen’s secret work around for his ‘banned’ hobby has been revealed by one of his fellow racers in a recent interview.

The three-time world champion has become infamous for frequently partaking in sim racing, having been part of Team Redline since 2015.

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Not only is the Dutchman a keen sim racer at home, but has been known to take his set-up with him to F1 race weekends as well.

Verstappen impressively clinched a grand prix win at Imola this year, whilst also claiming a victory in the virtual 24 Hours of Nurburgring the same weekend.

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However, Verstappen’s hobby failed to impress at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after winning the 24 Hours of Spa which kept him awake until 3:00am.

During the race the next day, Verstappen delivered a tirade of foul-mouthed team radio messages to his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, which prompted criticism towards his hobby.

His anger culminated in an on-track collision with Lewis Hamilton, where he slipped down the order to finish the race in fifth.

As a result of his actions in Hungary, Verstappen was reportedly asked not to sim race during F1 weekends, with Red Bull placing a ‘ban’ on his hobby.

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In a recent article for Motorsport.com, Verstappen’s hobby was explored by those who race alongside him, with one competitor revealing a hack the champion uses.

According to Luke Small, who also regularly takes part in iRacing, the name ‘Jos Verstappen’ flashed up on the screen as he entered a race.

Within the iRacing community, the name is known to belong to one of Max Verstappen’s accounts, with the Dutchman using the name of his father as a cheeky hack.

Verstappen keeps his real name for high-level races only so he can maintain a pristine rating, and uses his father’s name otherwise, with Small revealing that this is not ‘uncommon’ in iRacing.

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