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Larkinz

Has Verstappen ever spun and not faced the right way after?


sentient_salami

He’s like a cat, but horizontal instead of vertical. You know what I mean.


RedHotChiliCrab

He's like a cat because he shows everybody his exhaust.


Mister024

Lol!


modelvillager

To be fair, vertical dexterity in an F1 car would be literally next level.


Neoki

Mark Webber is an expert at that. And Alonso also, as we saw last season.


edomalo

I rarely laugh out loud because of reddit comments but yours made me. Cheers mate!


_yourmom69

We know what you mean.


Ih8P2W

I've seen a video compilation of his spins and it's wild how he manages to get the car under control. I remember a rainy qualifying when he spun and still got fastest lap at the time


antivirals_

Silverstone Q3 2022


ahealey21

It’s kind of crazy how he’s also better at making mistakes than other drivers are


ryokevry

He made mistakes and corrects them 3 tenths faster


Shomondir

Verstappen corrects the mistake, before the mistake ever realizes it is there.


Usaidhello

This wasn’t a spin or a mistake, this was a championship victory donut, albeit a little late.


mismees9

Clearly a showman


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Max didn't make the mistake, it's the mistake made Verstappen


_yourmom69

It’s the track that spun.


perfect_square

He's like the Chuck Norris of race car drivers.


non-relevant

"Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake" - Cruijff


wtf--dude

His results and differences to his teammates make an argument that he is one of the all time bests, but this kind of stuff just drives it home.


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Lol come on


Vanonti

Nah actually i think he might be right. Brazil 2016, hungary 2022, Germany 2019, france 2021, spain 2022, japan 2014 fp1 (?) he had very good results even after making a mistake whereas mexico 2019, turkey 2020, saudi 2021 quali are the few ones after 2018 monaco that actually cost him.


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Max has had his very fair share of extremely questionable misjudgements and errors that were past saving throughout his career. He used to be known as a crash pilot in his earlier years because of over aggressive driving (just ask Vettel, lol) and had a lot of moments in 2021. He’s an incredibly talented driver but let’s not go crazy here


Vanonti

Mind giving some examples of his mistakes after 2018 monaco that I haven't mentioned? One is brazil 2022 but that wasn't a mistake but a conscious maneuver


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2021 as I’ve said


Vanonti

Ummm which ones? I only remember his mistakes in saudi and barcelona


Subject_Radish_6459

> Ummm which ones? I only remember his mistakes in saudi and barcelona Driving off the road and giving Hamilton the lead in France. Crashing in Italy. Spinning in Turkey qualy. The entirety of the Saudi grand Prix, and his qualy crash. Going off the road while attempting to overtake Hamilton in Bahrain and so having to give Lewis the place back, then ruining his tyres meaning that he couldn't try another overtake. Him driving off the road attempting to crash off Hamilton in Brazil.


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Both Quali and race in Saudi Arabia. Post edit: Belgium 2019 E: you could also count Brazil 21 if you like


Vanonti

He didn't do any mistakes in saudi race or brazil. They're just naughty/over the line maneuvers that he was in complete control of.


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Nah, he just got lucky here. You can see he is not trying to spin the car all the way around.


n8hawkx

You should watch Brundle's interview with Max in Brazil 2016. Max explains the exact rational behind his actions after the car spun. It goes to show he's doing all the work even when the car is spinning to get it back on track facing the right way. Also his previous saves like Germany 2019 etc does prove a point.


PI-E0423

Where can you see it? Can you see his throttle and brake Inputs?


FeCurtain11

You can really tell people that have driven before from people that haven't by how much they judge what drivers are doing by their hands.


JimmyDetail

He said in an interview once that it's a deliberate move and he is patient enough to wait for the right moment to take control back. Probably learned it on the wet karting tracks in the Netherlands and Belgium. Kinda baffling that it's not a skill that all/most drivers have. Some don't even try to recover and just go wheeee I'm spinning.


diogo669

It actually may seem like luck, but I truly believe it's experience and intuition. He just keeps his composure and very quickly and intuitively reacts.


PakjeShaq

It actually is s skill. You can use this example as Germany Leclerc 2018 anx Germany 2019 Hamilton/Bottas. Leclerc and Hamilton kept counter steering, allowing the front to keep turning and catching it when it's facing the right way. Bottas decided to straighten the wheel and caused the car to grip up and hit the barrier. But it does really depend on the overal grip and speed


_yourmom69

> It actually may seem like luck, but I truly believe it's experience and intuition. 100% this.


gumol

Silverstone 2021?


I_Smarterer

He was still facing the right way. Just in a wall.


LosTerminators

Any clash with the Mercedes tank would leave the other car with wheels not pointing the right way


elanorym

Maybe we should consider giving him a pass if not all 4 wheels are on.


kappasquad420

Lmfaooo


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Too soon


BonoMyTyresAreFine

Well he faced the right way after Abu Dhabi that year at least


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With help


VOCmentaliteit

Goatiffi giving max the W in his powerful grace


Kimoa_

https://youtu.be/L0MK7qz13bU?feature=shared


RM_Dune

He's clearly content. How about yourself?


TeTeOtaku

Singapore 2018?


Freeze014

thinking of 2017?


miaomiaomiao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmRB-N1NGcU FP1 2022 Mexico


Niner_Actual

I would argue Turkey 2020: https://youtu.be/GBX9XqVDyOE?si=iyawp0_6WhOz560F


Ereaser

You can see him still trying to catch it but the car just keeps sliding


Jacinto2702

Turkey 2020.


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In the beginning of his career and in monaco.


magondrago

Verspinnen


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RedHotChiliCrab

It wasn't unsafe. He checked all directions.


MobiusF117

He'd still be soloing the WCC without those points.


Vanonti

Turkey 2020


OrangeLimeZest

SERGIO NO! Oh sorry, force of habit. MAX NO!


Nopengnogain

Checo would’ve been in the barriers. Max does a 360 and continues on as if nothing happened.


aucapra

And still probably a faster lap than perez


DrScythe

Imagine this happens for real in one of the remaining races with Checo at RB... second Q1 run or sth. Verstappen still through and Checo's lap still slower or barely faster despite a spin from Max. I'd just park it and go home.


anona_moose

Wonderful moment in F1TV where they said "Max must have gone off the track somewhere, you can tell by the brown on his tires" was fantastic, Max really played it off so well


MajorFuckingDick

IM DISGUSTED. Even his damn spins are perfect. When does he even get the experience for that?


IdiosyncraticBond

Karting for endless hours when it rains or snows


bwoahking

The annual spin to see his competition at the back


SupahCraig

I believe it’s called a Crazy Ivan, and he always goes to starboard in the bottom half of the hour.


Takis12

The hunt for Red….Bull?


Neoki

The Tom Clancy estate likely approves?


SupahCraig

If only this had happened during the month of October, you could’ve made the perfect reply.


Buddiechrist

1 ping please.


Answer_me_swiftly

"Max, we installed two mirrors on the car." Max: "who needs mirrors?"


Bobskeee

Max showing off his pirouette again


Rosieu

Even his spins are perfect (it still obviously counts as a mistake)


Sheant

First of the year? Or would that have been the track limit last week?


Rosieu

He had some tiny errors over the season. Yesterday's tracklimit, spinning today, not getting a banker lap in Miami or hitting the pitwall in Silverstone qualy and accidentally going through a patch of grass in Melbourne. So not really things that had major consequences thusfar.


dris_jayd

He cannot possibly think of becoming a world champion while committing mistakes like this. Rb need to reevaluate their choices.


imaincammy

Wild this scrub is getting bailed out by the car.


_George_Costanza

Yesterday’s quali mistake could potentially be the first that costs him points this year, but we will see on Sunday. Last year I think it was only the Singapore lockup that fit the bill.


ZealousidealFox1391

Australia went off in the lead


VerStannen

He’s had a few, but nothing major. Overall a very clean and almost flawless season.


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“Just warming the tyres” - max, probably


BigLubeSqueezyTube

If it bleeds we can kill it!


Grimy_Miller

And then he went P1 for the Sprint LOL


Kermitnirmit

all that for a drop of blood


rolfski

It's called Spin & Win. A certified maneuver wilthin the Verstappen official Arsenal of Racewinning Moves. Typically applied in show-them-who's-boss scenarios. Some races where this trademark move was applied: Brazil 2016, Germany 2019, Hungary 2022, etc.


thehenks2

Unfortunately he didn't win Brazil 2016 though.


rolfski

In his 2nd year in F1, he was still perfecting the move that would become Spin & Win.


nishi11

Imola 2021


ThrowAway516536

What an insane car control


-Effing-

A 10/10 spin. Perfect 360 and recovery.


Answer_me_swiftly

That's some 360, real crowd pleaser Max 🤣


Don_Floo

Why is he even doing the second lap?


Abtractguy

To make up for Practice 2&3


Saandrig

GP told him to. For "learning". I guess Verstappen experimented.


HitEscForSex

No, GP wanted to not do the lap, Verstappen wanted to do it for learning on T19. GP gave him the ok near the end of the lap prior


ElxMarius

How he always has the best spins ,i don't remember seeing him into the wall .


MobiusF117

I remember one time in 2021, but I don't think I want to mention that one by name.


ElxMarius

That was something else


Extinction-Entity

Almost took himself out on that kerb! Haha!


barth_

VER and his spins are crazy good


clazaa

That was a very graceful spin!


siddhant72

Just warming up the tyres🤷‍♂️


FreshStaticSnow_

This is why you put in a good banker lap, kids. Max still comfortably made it through


PeterF1fanNL

He was out for the sole purpose of practicing turn 19. He and GP already said he was safe (source: On Board radio)


pdp76

I love maxs car control for his ballerina displays. Such great control.


elektricniorgazam

Just a little whoopsie and then keep on like nothing happened, love it


idostufandthingz

Love how Max saved all his mistakes for after winning the championship


sashundera

Guy is so bored of winning he started fucking up on purpose "The Checo Perez experience"


OptimalDot178

At this point he's just spinning to show off that he can always do a perfect 360


Smokeyy1990

I'll try spinning, that's a cool trick!


Liondave_

MAX WHEN YOU SPIN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LOSE GODDAMIT


meekothepapaya

If my mistakes looked that good I'd have the perfect life


Elrond007

By the rules of F1, Lewis will fuck up something today


TimmyWatchOut

“Anything you can do, I can do better” - Lewis, probably


Despacitosuarez

I wanna see that commercial with Hamilton and Verstappen now


Zugas

Like driving his teammate off the track?


psbankar

Bet he laughed on the radio


mentalrecon

Lovely spin, that. — Max


Fotznbenutzernaml

One day we're gonna see Max spin and not recover in a 360. Then again, we might not... how does he do it every damn time?


delirio91

Sim racing. He never stops racing. He must have a compact Sim rig in his bathroom. And probably has sex with a VR headset on.


The-Baked-One

Spin 2 win baby


Professional_Gene_63

How much faster was that laptime compared to Perez's ?


InteKimiallafall

He was probably just bored


axialintellectual

Eagerly waiting for the "Verstappen WASHED?" headlines.


FreaQo

My mother asked me if I had done the dishes... I replied to her: "Max Verstappen.." she smiled, for she knew they were washed


boogasaurus-lefts

Max Verstappen is out safe word, that's when we know the other has finished


SemIdeiaProNick

the most (and only) exciting thing on this entire shootout nonsense


saysikerightnowowo

Ah yes three different drivers within 6 hundredths of each other not exciting. Why even watch the sport?


Heartlight

F1TV: "And once again, the sprint shootout delivers! Such excitement!" I wonder if Domenicale writes these lines for them.


SemIdeiaProNick

Liberty sure has a hand in all this, they dont even try to disguise the way they push every session of a sprint weekend as the best season of the year


ShadowStarX

tbh Baku and Qatar were fine for sprint qualification but this one... yeah


welshmanec2

One car change between quali and sprint quali.


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RM_Dune

Alright. We'll make sure to remove this lap time. I hope it doesn't change the results.


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Lucky how? It requires quite some skill to recover from a spin like that, not luck.


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spongemongler

Who do you think he is? Checo Perez?


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max makes just as many mistakes as leclerc. just doesn't matter in that car


give010

When Leclerc makes a mistake he's in the wall. When Max makes a mistake he spins and ends up facing the right way again. He did it 2-3 times last year. It's not a coincidence, his car control and feel is one of the best ever


welshmanec2

I've thought that before, he does it too often for it to be a coincidence.


BR076

difference is Max continues and usually wins the race, Charles is in the wall


ComeonmanPLS1

Ah yes, it's comedy time!


Answer_me_swiftly

Tell that to Perez 🤣


vjollila96

even the best makes a mistake once a while


X_chinese

Nice safe! But arent his tires ruined now?


Ok-Sink-614

I was kinda hoping they'd have a shot of that peak zoomed out more. Unfortunately Sky shot of that was tol close otherwise it'd be as good as Leclercs sundown quali


IdiosyncraticBond

I have that too when I hit the wrong button in Mario Kart


ChinoneChilly

When did this happen? I watched all the sessions this weekend and somehow missed this