Verstappen sim racing hack revealed despite hobby BAN

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

The three-time world champion frequently partakes in the world of 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 race weekends.

Verstappen impressively clinched a grand prix win at Imola this year, whilst also claiming a victory in the virtual 24 Hours of Nürburgring 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 asked not to sim race during Formula 1 weekends, with the team 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 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 taking the name of his father.

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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