Max Verstappen explains “absurd” claim that he installed a gaming simulator on his £10 private jet
The F1 world champion has confirmed ꦗthat he has not, i🎃n fact, installed a state-of-the-art gaming simulator on his private jet which reportedly cost £10m.
But he does haveܫ a fancy new gaming simulator which will follow him to every F1 grand prix.
It was Red Bull chief Helmut Marko who first made the now-refuted claim: “[Max] even had his private plane converted so that he can fly 🌠a simulator in the air in the future.
“But that’s a good thing, too, because Max needꦜ🍃s this distraction. In any case, it didn’t do him any harm when it came to his two titles!”
The new sim✱ulator is not at 30,ꦿ000 feet, Verstappen has now clarified. It will be in his motorhome in the F1 paddock.
"I said I will install one there b❀ecause I can just keep on driving when I'm back in the evening beca🦋use I like it,” he said.
“It's my hobby in a wa𝕴y. It 💛just keeps you sharp as well.
"I think [Marko] misunderstood and he said ‘plane’. So no, I'꧒m not installing one in my plane. I think that would be a bit absurd."
Verstappen’s love of gaming is well-k🍷nown - he runs an esports team and his furious reaction to be disconnected from an online game recently made the F1 community chuckle.
He has announced 🌜a new partnership with EA Sports, the gaming giants behind the current F1 game, which will see him help to “create content”.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Spo🌄rts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
