@@tuprakshakir2083 WHAT?! haha. 2016 Mercedes was the best. He only was able to win because HAM and ROS killed each other lap one. And even then the Ferrari should have won but max did his magic.
It seems he lingered in karts a bit to find the right path into singleseaters? And he did. Red Bull only presented an interesting deal after Max had shown his skills in F3, especially at the Norisring in the rain.
@@barclas4422anyways, he says he'll become the best f1 driver, he hasn't become into a legend yet. At the moment he's 2x WDC, but who knows how many more are going to come
People seem to think that "he just has a faster kart." While tuning and equipment does indeed improve performance, it doesn't win you races, let alone international ones like this. Every driver at a race like this has tremendous funding and very knowledgeable mechanics who can tune the shit out of the karts. What you see here is pure driving skill (remember this is rotax, where every engine is the same and the single speed gear box makes driver skill even more vital to differentiate yourself). I believe the way he is able to obliterate the competition in this video is that he has perfected his braking technique so well that he is able to corner at the right speed while keeping the engine rpm's in the power band to allow for maximum acceleration out of corners. If you watch other really good drivers, you can just hear it when they brake. The engine noise stops, and then as they lift off it comes back but at a weaker sound. This is called bogging down the engine, and doing so in rotax guarantees that you will have no power/acceleration out of the corners. Few can master their braking and become so smooth that they always have power and grip. Max is one of those few.
Liam no one doubts he has talent, but having an engine that is 1 tenth faster is a huge advantage, it’s not like f1 where the difference between 1st and 10th is 1 second per lap basically... plus, when you have a father like his that spends hundreds of thousands every year for karting, when you can go practice basically everyday, crash the kart and not have to worry at all for the costs, it makes everything a lot easier... his dad decided he was going to be a driver from birth and if I was able to practice most days of the week like he did, and if I had his equipment, i would’ve also been on that level if not near to it, as would many others
Partly true, if youve driven rotax you know the engines come back just as quick as whats shown on the video. Max has just mastered braking hard, most of us brake like this > slam hard on the brakes (we know about where its gonna lock) > and we come straight off the brakes just a little (hence the kart twitches as the rear locks for a split second), Max on the otherhand, like Lando Norris and George Russell - seem to have learnt the exact amount of brake pressure required for max braking...its like their controlling pressure in the left foot down to 10s of grams...like blipping at that level is insanity. trying to brake alongside him as late as him is impossible - go straight into the run off area, he goes in hot and comes out hot - thats something thats only going to happen with a LOT of practice where driving style and setup are both optimized. Not many of us have anywhere near enough money for the track time he got.
@@KepleroGT Lol yeah I started racing karts in 2014 and loved watching Max Verstappen onboards to see where I could improve. Even then it was clear he was head and shoulders above the rest in the most competitive international karting series, so it’s awesome to see him achieving such success in F1 now
It is more than the brakes. If your limit is higher in the early phase of the corner, it looks like you are better on the brakes, when the real secret is that you do not have to brake as much to make the corner. That is a LOT of what is going on with Max
This video does a great job of showing how max likes to takes his corners. Early apex so he can get back on the power/straighten the cart early to increase the time on throttle
Surely you mean late apex but yeah, that's pretty much how he drives and why he prefers a pointy front end in contrast to for example Seb who had an RB which had a very strong rear end.
@@nanatzaya yea, I was thinking about the best way to phrase it & your way is probably correct - he hits the inside of the road late. I was thinking more of when his line is most aggressive. In hindsight dunno why I phrased it like that, oops
@@nanatzaya late apexing is not of much value in a class like this. Late apexing is valuable when your vehicle has a lot of acceleration capability relative to cornering grip. The OP was correctly noting that Max apexes a little earlier than his competition. Most people do not seem to understand what late apexing does.....and when it is of benefit.
Because he has the best car! Max is simply AVERAGE without the best car. Give Stroll or Latifi his same cars and they would be world champions. Hamilton had the best car only in 2020, in all his career he had TO WORK A LOT for it.
@@tuprakshakir2083 Average Hamilton fan, the mercedes from 2014 to 2020 was without a doubt the best car, And these karts are all the same, you can tune them, but that doesnt make you the best driver from the get go
@@tuprakshakir2083 only a guy with 0 Racing knowledge can say something like this. Max is probably the best driver of history and I am not a fan of him I just see the facts. He is constantly beating his teammates in f1 in the same car by 0.3-0.5 seconds per lap. And those are drivers who are really good. On this elite Level of driving 0.3 Seconds difference per Lap is huge. Also watching im Sim driving, he drives for the best Sim Racing team in the world and is on the same level as the best sim racing Pros who playing there game hours everyday and he just went after a f1 into his sim and driving the same pace as these guys. You are thinking Max has the best car because HE is so fast but look at his teemm8s, they driving most of the time 2-4 Places behind Max. Nothing more to say
@@Shnu125i 0 Racing knowledge explains that entire paragraph... while the other guy is definitely deluded in thinking that Verstappen isn't a great driver, he's nowhere near "best driver in history" level. That would put him up there with the likes of Senna, Clark, Schumacher, and Hamilton at their respective peaks, and that's ignoring the number of other drivers who could contend for that title. Verstappen has shown that he is a champion regardless of his car yes, but that doesn't mean he's the greatest there ever was. Maybe that will change, but so far he's only shown himself to be great, not the greatest. Also, beating his teammate constantly isn't a huge badge of honor when his teammate is constantly dropping out in Q2. If Checo makes it another season in that Red Bull seat it will be an absolute tragedy with Lawson, who's won just about everything he can at this point, still waiting in the wings to have a go even in the Toro Rosso and Tsunoda not even being given a test yet after a great season of driving.
Threw it all out as late as he could, still reached the mid apex, blocked pass, started traction really early while perfectly releasing the steer to use just the perfect amount of kerb...That's not a textbook overtake, that's something beyond it.
Is he ? Or is it the best car? He always made everyone think he is special, but he NEVER had to fight a bad car or have a good teammate. If Hamilton were there or if Hamilton was his teammate he would BE NOTHING
@@tuprakshakir2083 the same max that overdrive his car making redbull think their car was completely fine with no weakness when perez who an average driver and a different driving style struggle to finish top 5, not only that in the third fastest car in the rain with no mistakes, started in p17 and wins the race with a gap of 20 seconds. Really shows if max was put in a slower car like williams or hass he would still overdrive it and get those points consistently.
He does not give one eff. He showed the smallest amount of patience and respectfully said “I’m way faster goodbye!” No hesitation, no missed beat. And then when the track is completely open you see his real pace and it’s on an even higher level🤯
He reminds me of how I drive, watch the horizon, you can see when he eases off the steering input just enough to let the grip come back, and then he loads the tires again. His killer full sends down the inside is why I'm sitting typing and he isnt, that.. and the opportunity he received
Before GoPro's with stabilization. Wasn't until GoPro 7 Black was it pretty descent. Better each generation. I used a 9 on a chest rig snowmobiling and the surroundings were steady smooth and level. Only the snowmobile showed any movement.
E até hoje é isso um dos principais fatores que diferenciam ele do Perez e o porque ele raramente comete erros catastróficos. Ele anda no limite porque sabe que é capaz de recuperar o carro se passar dele sem querer.
the super early throttle on exits, constantly placing the car for late braking... going flat out on some curves. The dude was born to race lol That's Verstappen alright
+ilker Yiit It's not only material, they won against the factory teams for multiple reasons not just material. What you are watching here is pure skill, talent and great engineering.
ilker Yiit And you honestly believe that the only reason he ever won anything is down to the equipement? Even when he went last to first? So what do you think about him then?
Just a question, with all the Verstappen hype aside. You as a race driver, do you think he is exeptionally talented or do you think he's just a step ahead because of his fathers connections and the money to produce the best kart during his development?
He is an exceptional talent, but so are many others in Karting they just don't get to showcase it because of bad connections, lack of money and bad engines. In International Karting Championships the one paying the most $$$ gets the best package then the 2nd 3rd 4th best packages goes to factory drivers and then worst package goes to the guy with minimal budget, which btw is 10k Euros per race. The top guys pay up to 20k++ Euros per race which is not inclusive of Hotel, food and traveling expenses. A Season in international Karting easily costs you anything between 100-250k in Euros. That is if you aren't sponsored by the team or Red Bull to ease or cut some of the costs.
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Watch George Russell's onboard laps at La Conca 2013 here: ruclips.net/video/BXnzPh2kZ5Q/видео.html
No
neuh
Did he crash it?
Never
no way im looking at a video of that ........
Just 3 years later he won his first F1 race, crazy
bro, he sat in one of them a year later on a fucking suzuka
Only he had the best car, he is nothing special.
@@tuprakshakir2083 Only RedBull wasnt the best at the time, and he was 18
@@tuprakshakir2083 WHAT?! haha. 2016 Mercedes was the best. He only was able to win because HAM and ROS killed each other lap one. And even then the Ferrari should have won but max did his magic.
@@tuprakshakir2083if you don't think max is one of the most talented drivers on the grid, you're delusional
Nothing has changed. The precision, consistency and pure skill is astounding.
And no hesitation in overtaking, non what so ever.
@@nicomeier8098 3:05 was wild.
Once he took the lead he went a second quicker each lap that passes. 42, 41, 40, 39, 38. Always competing each lap. Awesome. No one beats this man.
He obviously, as always, have the best car, he is NOTHING without the best car.
@@tuprakshakir2083 those are BOP carts, they all are the same LOL
@@tuprakshakir2083 Just like LH
I think you’re counting something wrong. He didnt improve 4 seconds from the time he took the lead to the end of the session
@@jans.8459you're definetly not into the karting scene 😂
Kinda insane that he went from karting to his first FP1 session in less then a year.
Об этом есть видео. правда по-русски. о сумасшедшем скачке.
@@ohuitelnyi_chelovekскажи название
it's incredible, the trade is certainly learnt in Karts. Kimi also only had a short time in cars before F1
Master talent
It seems he lingered in karts a bit to find the right path into singleseaters? And he did. Red Bull only presented an interesting deal after Max had shown his skills in F3, especially at the Norisring in the rain.
Simply lovely, I’ll tell you that! 😊
I am pretty sure that this young guy will be the best F1 driver one day.
Indeed, it's a promising talent
I hope so because I’ve invested in some big time 2020 Topps chrome psa & SGC graded cards of his
You belived in him, now you can feel proud.
@@barclas4422i saw 3 years, blindness
@@barclas4422anyways, he says he'll become the best f1 driver, he hasn't become into a legend yet. At the moment he's 2x WDC, but who knows how many more are going to come
Such an aggressive and brave approuch. This man is insanely talented. To the Max
he got balls
People seem to think that "he just has a faster kart." While tuning and equipment does indeed improve performance, it doesn't win you races, let alone international ones like this. Every driver at a race like this has tremendous funding and very knowledgeable mechanics who can tune the shit out of the karts. What you see here is pure driving skill (remember this is rotax, where every engine is the same and the single speed gear box makes driver skill even more vital to differentiate yourself). I believe the way he is able to obliterate the competition in this video is that he has perfected his braking technique so well that he is able to corner at the right speed while keeping the engine rpm's in the power band to allow for maximum acceleration out of corners. If you watch other really good drivers, you can just hear it when they brake. The engine noise stops, and then as they lift off it comes back but at a weaker sound. This is called bogging down the engine, and doing so in rotax guarantees that you will have no power/acceleration out of the corners. Few can master their braking and become so smooth that they always have power and grip. Max is one of those few.
Liam no one doubts he has talent, but having an engine that is 1 tenth faster is a huge advantage, it’s not like f1 where the difference between 1st and 10th is 1 second per lap basically... plus, when you have a father like his that spends hundreds of thousands every year for karting, when you can go practice basically everyday, crash the kart and not have to worry at all for the costs, it makes everything a lot easier... his dad decided he was going to be a driver from birth and if I was able to practice most days of the week like he did, and if I had his equipment, i would’ve also been on that level if not near to it, as would many others
Partly true, if youve driven rotax you know the engines come back just as quick as whats shown on the video. Max has just mastered braking hard, most of us brake like this > slam hard on the brakes (we know about where its gonna lock) > and we come straight off the brakes just a little (hence the kart twitches as the rear locks for a split second), Max on the otherhand, like Lando Norris and George Russell - seem to have learnt the exact amount of brake pressure required for max braking...its like their controlling pressure in the left foot down to 10s of grams...like blipping at that level is insanity. trying to brake alongside him as late as him is impossible - go straight into the run off area, he goes in hot and comes out hot - thats something thats only going to happen with a LOT of practice where driving style and setup are both optimized. Not many of us have anywhere near enough money for the track time he got.
Luigi Luciani absolutely right!
Yes, good analysis my friend!
"This is Rotax where every engine is the same" LMAO
Damn he is fucking good. Really fucking good.
you would be VERY correct
One of the actual "i bet he's gonna be a great driver in the future" comments
@@KepleroGT Lol yeah I started racing karts in 2014 and loved watching Max Verstappen onboards to see where I could improve. Even then it was clear he was head and shoulders above the rest in the most competitive international karting series, so it’s awesome to see him achieving such success in F1 now
@@kansseilegend answered after 9 years
cool that your still active on here bro, and you were extremly right
"haha, yes, kart was amazing today"
Lovely that
He is so phenomenal on the brakes, and so consistent on them. Every braking point he chunks half a meter. It is like clockwork. Incredible.
It is more than the brakes. If your limit is higher in the early phase of the corner, it looks like you are better on the brakes, when the real secret is that you do not have to brake as much to make the corner. That is a LOT of what is going on with Max
@@shooter7adid you really just add to your comment 5 years later 😂😂😭😭
Those moves.! Damn! And he does the same moves in F1 with precision, just pure talent. He can woop anyone's ass in any raceclass!
The amount of rotation in every corner is insane
This video does a great job of showing how max likes to takes his corners. Early apex so he can get back on the power/straighten the cart early to increase the time on throttle
Surely you mean late apex but yeah, that's pretty much how he drives and why he prefers a pointy front end in contrast to for example Seb who had an RB which had a very strong rear end.
@@nanatzaya yea, I was thinking about the best way to phrase it & your way is probably correct - he hits the inside of the road late. I was thinking more of when his line is most aggressive.
In hindsight dunno why I phrased it like that, oops
@@nanatzaya i find it hard to do consistently in sims, but it definitely is faster in a lot of corners, like stavelot at spa
@@nanatzaya late apexing is not of much value in a class like this. Late apexing is valuable when your vehicle has a lot of acceleration capability relative to cornering grip. The OP was correctly noting that Max apexes a little earlier than his competition. Most people do not seem to understand what late apexing does.....and when it is of benefit.
The way he’s just so much faster than everyone else is just insane😱😱😱
Because he has the best car! Max is simply AVERAGE without the best car. Give Stroll or Latifi his same cars and they would be world champions. Hamilton had the best car only in 2020, in all his career he had TO WORK A LOT for it.
@@tuprakshakir2083 Average Hamilton fan, the mercedes from 2014 to 2020 was without a doubt the best car, And these karts are all the same, you can tune them, but that doesnt make you the best driver from the get go
@@tuprakshakir2083
Mimimimi.
But Hamilton……
Mimimimi
@@tuprakshakir2083 only a guy with 0 Racing knowledge can say something like this. Max is probably the best driver of history and I am not a fan of him I just see the facts. He is constantly beating his teammates in f1 in the same car by 0.3-0.5 seconds per lap. And those are drivers who are really good. On this elite Level of driving 0.3 Seconds difference per Lap is huge. Also watching im Sim driving, he drives for the best Sim Racing team in the world and is on the same level as the best sim racing Pros who playing there game hours everyday and he just went after a f1 into his sim and driving the same pace as these guys. You are thinking Max has the best car because HE is so fast but look at his teemm8s, they driving most of the time 2-4 Places behind Max. Nothing more to say
@@Shnu125i 0 Racing knowledge explains that entire paragraph... while the other guy is definitely deluded in thinking that Verstappen isn't a great driver, he's nowhere near "best driver in history" level. That would put him up there with the likes of Senna, Clark, Schumacher, and Hamilton at their respective peaks, and that's ignoring the number of other drivers who could contend for that title. Verstappen has shown that he is a champion regardless of his car yes, but that doesn't mean he's the greatest there ever was. Maybe that will change, but so far he's only shown himself to be great, not the greatest.
Also, beating his teammate constantly isn't a huge badge of honor when his teammate is constantly dropping out in Q2. If Checo makes it another season in that Red Bull seat it will be an absolute tragedy with Lawson, who's won just about everything he can at this point, still waiting in the wings to have a go even in the Toro Rosso and Tsunoda not even being given a test yet after a great season of driving.
4:40 Man that overtake is soooooooooooo GOOD 🤩
like 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but mirrored
It’s like he’s driving on a different track surface than everyone else. Bizarre. Crazy talent.
Threw it all out as late as he could, still reached the mid apex, blocked pass, started traction really early while perfectly releasing the steer to use just the perfect amount of kerb...That's not a textbook overtake, that's something beyond it.
He was way later on brakes,and the only place he could pass,kart setup and pure driving skill.
Amazing, this guy is already a legendary driver.
echt super gaaf en dan ook Max Verstappen achter de stuur TOP
The max haters are here😂 watching his go cart races when he was 12-13😂😂
Max lives rent free in so many heads
TALENTO, MAGIA, TREMENDO MAX
10 years later and the guy is 3 times F1 world champion
2 times* 2022 and 2023
@@nicolasabbatiello3647he’s a 3 time wdc winner lmao
@@nicolasabbatiello3647 You missed something
@@nicolasabbatiello3647 He also won in 2021 dude!!
No Michael Masi won in 2021
So young, so fast, so talented, so brave WOW!!!
i bet this guy could get into f1!
Is he ? Or is it the best car? He always made everyone think he is special, but he NEVER had to fight a bad car or have a good teammate. If Hamilton were there or if Hamilton was his teammate he would BE NOTHING
@@tuprakshakir2083 CLOWN
@@tuprakshakir2083 the same max that overdrive his car making redbull think their car was completely fine with no weakness when perez who an average driver and a different driving style struggle to finish top 5, not only that in the third fastest car in the rain with no mistakes, started in p17 and wins the race with a gap of 20 seconds. Really shows if max was put in a slower car like williams or hass he would still overdrive it and get those points consistently.
He does not give one eff. He showed the smallest amount of patience and respectfully said “I’m way faster goodbye!” No hesitation, no missed beat. And then when the track is completely open you see his real pace and it’s on an even higher level🤯
Menuda forma de pilotar ni una sola corrección y yendo muy rápido.
Es increíble como se los come en cada curva 🥰🥰🥰
Domínio perfeito sobre a máquina já era um predestinado. Campeão!
signature move
his dive brake
He turns in so early. The amount of speed he's able to carry through the corner is astonishing.
This guy will one day make thousands of grown men cry..
still we cry XD
@@KneppaH 😁
One day this man will have thousands of bad fans that he dosent like because they’re so toxic……
This guy has the potential to become one of the greatest f1 driver, i think he will become a world champion one day
No creo, pero algún día
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You know we can see you said this 13 days ago right? He's already won 2x WDC and well on his way a third 😂
@@iitzwaffles you missed the joke dude
@@iitzwaffles feeeeew .... this is the sound of the joke flying over your head
One word.....smooth.
I love the fact that Jos made the factory karts blush with his own tuning! Max pushed it to the limit. How great is that?
The tuning wasn't a difference in this race as some experts describe in the comment section.
The genius at work
Literally if "break late, pass em one by one, win" was a person
can't believe it's already 11 years ago
Simply lovely
OMG it's like playing ACC with AI at 90%, he's so skilled. His throttle modulation is just impressive
Es un auténtico “killer”….. puro talento desde Niño.
damn he's good he should be in f1
Bruh
Watch Montoya's hot lap of Sarno here: ruclips.net/video/0Ow_1QNG48M/видео.html
3:05 WOW Amazing 😲
That was fun to watch
Not a Max fan, but he is blood good and so consistent
"Race 2" as in "Second race of the year", not as in "pre-final" and "final". First race was in Genk, second was in Castelletto.
man this guys within the reach of his 4th f1 championship after 11 years
Awesome 🙌
Max must have made a pact with the laws of physics 💪
congratz to your 500th subscriber :D (its me)
So much has changed yet nothing has changed.
Haha yes, the kart was amazing today!
😂
That's it, I'm coining the nickname Mr. Traction for this guy. So that that's Max Traction to his friends :)
haha, lets call him mr traction today after suzuka qualy
This guy might have a future in F1!
He reminds me of how I drive, watch the horizon, you can see when he eases off the steering input just enough to let the grip come back, and then he loads the tires again. His killer full sends down the inside is why I'm sitting typing and he isnt, that.. and the opportunity he received
how you drive, lol, yea we all have our excuses but I think over confident about your own skills is more likely the reason he is in F1 and you on YT.
ik heb met hem nog op school gezeten en heb met zijn zus in de klas gezeten :D
ben je nog actief op dit yt account? hoe mooi om te zien dat die nu drievoudig wereldkampioen is niet? hahaha
@@magical5181 Exact
This kid will be a star one day, I think an F1 team should try and pick him up
Castelletto 😍😍 My favorite track. Go go max 💪💪😃🇧🇶
3:01 “down on the inside goes Verstappen” not much has changed I see. He’s incredible.
Before GoPro's with stabilization. Wasn't until GoPro 7 Black was it pretty descent. Better each generation. I used a 9 on a chest rig snowmobiling and the surroundings were steady smooth and level. Only the snowmobile showed any movement.
You can clearly see, this kid has the best cart of all.
Now he's 4 Time F1 world champion
Still sounds better than the current F1 cars... :'(
Nah man
3 time world champion Max Verstappen!
he overtook everyone on the same turn Amazing..
The discipline to stay a cigarette paper better than everyone else at every single moment is incredible.
O malandro equilibra o carro no freio depois da curva kkkkk
Muito bom 👏👏👏
E até hoje é isso um dos principais fatores que diferenciam ele do Perez e o porque ele raramente comete erros catastróficos. Ele anda no limite porque sabe que é capaz de recuperar o carro se passar dele sem querer.
@@jaguatiricaimediata5305 Uma bunda muito sensível, caras como ele sentem o carro como se os glúteos fossem os pneus kk
I think this young lad has a future in racing just my opinion
I'd love to see his steering inputs as well!
And what happens at the back after last overtake
You wont see much. All good karters turn the wheel very little.
@@shooter7a i hope to learn it soon
This guy is pretty good, I think he can win a world title in Formula 1
Now 2 title or 3 😂
Oh really? You think 😂
@@iitzwaffles lol
merci et bravo rotax max
Red Bull and Vettel have been dominating F1 these past four years, I would like to see what this Max kid would do in a Red Bull one day.
What?
it was a joke this video was from 2013 he was acting like it was the same time period@@netinho100387
@@netinho100387 It flew over your heed didnt it ?
wish we could turn back time (time) to the good old daaayyyss 😢
That would be nice yes, lets wait and see what happens with Max in a fast RedBull
Looks like a champ!
this guy is so talented, he should be in f1
Who is here after he is a 4 time world champion?
Tocada insana simplesmente fenomenal!
The fact we call the training ground for the greatest drivers of all time "go karting" is hilarious, ironic and brilliant
Max is the goat
Masterclass
Maxsterclass 😉😄
He’s so good.
That’s a 4 time Formula 1 World Champion right there
great footwork, always half gas before powerband
Wow, that engine!
3:04 WHAT?????
Unreal
Crazy great race
the super early throttle on exits, constantly placing the car for late braking... going flat out on some curves. The dude was born to race lol That's Verstappen alright
damn that dude is quick i sure hope he makes it to f1
Bravo, niente da dire. Ma , ragazzi, che motore....in rettilineo sembra che apra il drs !!!
For every 1000 Lance strolls there's one Max verstappen.
Bel videogioco!
this verstappen guy has so much potential.. I wonder how he fares now.
This guy is very good.
Top já era uma lenda
Promising racer, where is he these days?
Nowhere, he will never make it, talents like this get wasted every year. So sad
A truck driver, as his father foretold him
Playing Minecraft
"It's the car" 🤣
Eu acho que esse cara tem potencial de ser piloto de F1😮
I am actually to learn from his playstyle and i see him only using trail braking and no threshold braking (sorry if i make a mistake)
Yeah trailbraking is esential in anything that isnt a rental kart.
Enough with the “he should be an f1 driver” jokes! OMG!
di un altro livello
Bravetto dai 😁
Wait.. he went from this to winning his first GP in 3 years? Wtf?
Always had the best material from his dad
+ilker Yiit It's not only material, they won against the factory teams for multiple reasons not just material. What you are watching here is pure skill, talent and great engineering.
ilker Yiit
And you honestly believe that the only reason he ever won anything is down to the equipement? Even when he went last to first?
So what do you think about him then?
No off course not he was lucky to get all the package inclusive the talent ;)
Just a question, with all the Verstappen hype aside. You as a race driver, do you think he is exeptionally talented or do you think he's just a step ahead because of his fathers connections and the money to produce the best kart during his development?
He is an exceptional talent, but so are many others in Karting they just don't get to showcase it because of bad connections, lack of money and bad engines. In International Karting Championships the one paying the most $$$ gets the best package then the 2nd 3rd 4th best packages goes to factory drivers and then worst package goes to the guy with minimal budget, which btw is 10k Euros per race. The top guys pay up to 20k++ Euros per race which is not inclusive of Hotel, food and traveling expenses. A Season in international Karting easily costs you anything between 100-250k in Euros. That is if you aren't sponsored by the team or Red Bull to ease or cut some of the costs.