4-time System 1 world champion Max Verstappen says he takes his iPad to race tracks so he doesn’t miss any MotoGP motion throughout his personal race weekends.
The Dutchman received his fourth F1 world title in 2024 regardless of the competitiveness of his Pink Bull slumping within the second half of the season.
At a latest Pink Bull occasion at its Hangar 7 in Austria, Verstappen and six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez shared an interview on Servus TV.
In it, Verstappen opened up on his love for MotoGP and the way he retains up with a season whereas enterprise his personal F1 commitments.
“I’m a giant MotoGP fan and I attempt to watch each race,” Verstappen stated.
“I even take my iPad to the circuits so I don’t miss something.”
Marquez and Verstappen have beforehand shared a standard sponsor in Pink Bull, although the previous confirmed final week that he can be parting methods with the vitality drinks large for his manufacturing facility Ducati swap.
The Italian producer’s manufacturing facility staff is sponsored by Monster Power, although Marquez will himself not turn out to be a model ambassador.
So far as Verstappen is worried, Marquez is “one of the best on the grid”.
“Marc is a six-time MotoGP champion,” Verstappen added. “And though he’ll want a while to adapt to his new staff, I’m positive he’ll do very effectively.
“He’s one of the best on the grid.”
Over time, quite a few MotoGP riders have taken half in experience swaps with F1 groups.
Valentino Rossi took half in a number of assessments of Ferrari and Mercedes F1 equipment, whereas Jorge Lorenzo drove a Mercedes in 2016 as a present from Monster Power previous to him leaving Yamaha for Ducati.
Marquez drove a Pink Bull in 2018 in Spielberg together with then-Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa.
Verstappen is eager on the concept of making an attempt a MotoGP bike, however admits his F1 staff might not be so snug with that.
“I might like to attempt it, however I feel it could be extra wise to begin with a Moto2 or a Moto3 bike earlier than making an attempt a MotoGP,” he stated.
“I might like to do it, however I perceive the considerations of my staff. For now, I’ll accept having fun with it as a spectator.”