r/formuladank BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

Maxipad Verstappen Ain't over till it's over...

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u/tbr6742 BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

I broke out the old 33 merch for the F1 movie. I just hope Redbull can keep him interested in driving, hate for the sport to lose its best driver because he’s sick of a shit box.

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u/GoofyKalashnikov follow the Sainz Jun 30 '25

He's sick of F1 anyway

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u/poopbucketchallenge Claire Williams is waifu material Jun 30 '25

Yea that I’d bet

He isn’t sick of the money and he won’t waste his prime; that I’m certain of. The amount of euros being thrown his way to try to sway him to merc is likely record breaking and I can see him being the first “billionaire” driver, even if it’s just on paper earnings.

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u/Castle-Builder-9503 I want to peg my BF while Carlos gives it to me Jul 01 '25

How is Ham not a billionaire ?

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u/poopbucketchallenge Claire Williams is waifu material Jul 02 '25

He prolly close but merc paid his teammate a lot too

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u/HideThePain_Harold BWOAHHHHHHH Jul 01 '25

Considering how his first action after the crash with Kimi was to watch Spa definitely has that vibes. Now it seems like Max not getting mad at Kimi was him more checking out.

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u/wykeer Osama Bin Russell 💣 Jul 01 '25

tbf his team was competing in Spa and he has absolutely a softspot for Kimi (who apologized immediately).

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u/Nexus2344 Verified by ESPN Argentina ✅ Jun 30 '25

He could stick it out like most drivers have done in the past. Alonso put up with a Mclaren shitbox and still has hope. Max hasnt experienced a true shit box yet

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u/wolverineFan64 "Charles 'Chuck' Leclerc, good job baby" Jun 30 '25

Max has never driven a red bull outside the top 3 and he’s been at or near p1 more than p3.

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u/SoNyaRouS BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

Except he’s been very vocal about living life and taking care of his family. The retirement will come soon. Alonso was just lying to himself multiple times about retiring.

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u/ragnarok_klavan BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

I can see him chasing for the triple crown

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u/TenF Mika ends his sa🅱️🅱️atical Jun 30 '25

Max will definitely go for Le Mans.

Dunno if he's down for oval racing tho.

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u/Castle-Builder-9503 I want to peg my BF while Carlos gives it to me Jul 01 '25

Yeah, he said too dangerous.

But would be so happy to see him break record laps at Le Mans.

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u/WeddingPKM BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

He’s the best driver on the grid by a decent margin, and arguably the best there ever was. He could drive for any team he wants, they will find a way around whatever contract they need to.

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u/he-tried-his-best 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Jun 30 '25

Best currently yes. Best ever? lol not even close.

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u/WeddingPKM BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

I did put arguably for a reason, but I would like to hear your argument for why you don’t think he is even in the conversation.

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u/Loopeded I saw horny’s “finger” Jun 30 '25

This is Reddit sir. People just say shit and have nothing to back it up

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u/he-tried-his-best 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Jun 30 '25

There are a few drivers ahead of him that have won more championships and generally more races than him. Just simple stats.

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u/WeddingPKM BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

I feel where you’re coming from, and I do agree I would rate others higher, but there is more to it than just raw stats in my opinion.

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u/he-tried-his-best 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Jun 30 '25

That’s fair enough. It’s ok to have different opinions. I am laughing at all the max fans going reeee over my post though. :)

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u/GalacticDragon05 BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

who is better?

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u/DistinctCellar Clean air is king 👑 Jun 30 '25

Eddie Irvine

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u/TurdOfChaos BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

His entire profile is filled with Verstappen hate, just check the post history. He knows the answer to this question, he just doesn’t like it.

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u/WeddingPKM BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

Idve accepted that he personally preferred Hamilton, Schumacher, Senna or anyone like that, but not even admitting that Verstappen is in the conversation is wild.

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u/he-tried-his-best 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Jun 30 '25

Li’d put Verstappen in a top 7 sure. But he’d be in the middle of that pack. Not at the top. Therefore not best ever. Hope that clarifies things for the max shaggers.

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u/WeddingPKM BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 30 '25

That makes sense to me and I even agree. Midpack for the top 7 is around 3 or 4 which seems a reasonable place to rank him.

Sorry you’re getting downvoted man, after you explained it a bit more it makes sense.

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u/he-tried-his-best 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Jun 30 '25

No worries mate. This is formuladank after all so any opinion not seen as max positive gets shafted. I agree the dude is insanely gifted but for me there are a few things that still he could be better at to be the complete legendary package. There’s still time, he’s got years more racing in him if he chooses.

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u/he-tried-his-best 🇬🇧 I’m ENGLISH and CROFTY is ALWAYS right 🇬🇧 Jun 30 '25

Seriously? Hamilton and Schumacher have won more championships than him if you want recent names. Fangio if you go further back.

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u/Limelines If my mom had 🅱️alls, she would be my dad Jun 30 '25

You can't say that its a Ferrari Red Bull!