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🎥: GQ - F1 Driver Max Verstappen Replies to Fans on the Internet

verstappen, from earliest racing days, has been known for an aggressiveness that lives—mesmerizingly or maddeningly, depending on where along the paddock one sits—right on the limit. “max’s best form of defense is attack,” the red bull racing team principal, christian horner, likes to say. verstappen’s lead rival over the past few seasons, the seven-time world champion lewis hamilton, has put it slightly differently: “max is kind of do-or-die. it’s like you’re either crashing or you’re not going by.” in other words: max is not giving way. ever.

Up close, Max is taller than many drivers (five feet eleven). He stands stock straight, has a face that rests stern and serious. He has insouciant blue eyes and naturally pursed lips that contribute to his rap as a cold-blooded killer. (Very cold.) But he’s also quick to laugh, so long as there’s time for it, which there often isn’t. – max verstappen is gq's athlete of the year | x

Max often appears unfazed by anything and everything that has transpired, whether he’s just won a race, crashed out, or been the source of controversy. He can spark to a fight, but in general seems to have to manually jolt himself to enthusiasm, as though he’s been encouraged to act like he cares about more than his own business. It is another of those obvious aspects of his competitive edge. There is greatness in sports—and then there is terrifying indifference. There are those who reach the summit and are shocked to arrive—and then there are those who regard their arrival as predetermined destiny, hardly worth noting. – max verstappen is gq's athlethe of the year | x

[…] and I think the interview we did was good, so… I just wanted to keep it real. You know, no fake stuff. No overhyped things. Because that’s not how I am. I just want it to be to the point, and my opinion, and how I see things. […] max verstappen is gq's athlete of the year | x