Max Verstappen explains “absurd” claim that he installed a gaming simulator on his £10 private jet
The F1 world champion has confirmed that he has not, in💜 fact, installed a state-of-the-art gaming simulator on his private jet which reportedly cost £10m.
Bu𝐆t he does have a fancy new gaming simulato𝔉r 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 tha♉t he can fly a simulator in the air in the future.
“But that’s a ❀good thing, too, because Max needs this distraction. In any case, it didn’t do him any harm when it came to his two titles!”
The new simulator is not at 30,000 f𒐪eet, Verstappen has now clarified. It will be in hi🌞s motorhome in the F1 paddock.
"I said I will install one there because I can just keep on driving when I'm back in the evening ౠbec🌞ause I like it,” he said.
“It's my hobby in a way. It just keeps you sha𝔍rp as wel🌃l.
♚"I think [Marko] misunderstood and he said ‘plane’. So no, I'm not installing one in my plane. I think that would be a bit absurd."
Verstappen’🦩s love of gaming is well-known - 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 Spor🦂ts, the gaming giants beh🍌ind the current F1 game, which will see him help to “create content”.
James was a sports journalist at Sk🌠y Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
