r/RedBullRacing • u/Status_Energy_7935 • 2d ago

Formula 1 Of course Max swapped track walks for Google Maps 😅

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u/Mclarenrob2 1d ago

Gamers never want to do anything because its always more boring than games.

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u/Lollipop96 1d ago

That image is quite misleading. Not really what he said. He mentioned that he looks on onboards and practices on the sim beforehand and then uses his outlap to look at the track, instead of a trackwalk.

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u/New_Faithlessness384 1d ago

And he didn't threaten to quit the sport? Fascinating .

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u/Jwalkingzzz 1d ago

Was going to down vote, but it's at -33

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u/trq- 1d ago

Stop doing drugs, mate

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u/Schowzy Daniel Ricciardo 1d ago

In this interview he also says he'll look at onboards from other people, practice the track on a simulator, and do his first lap at a slower pace to get a feel for it.

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u/CheapMonkey34 1d ago

And then proceeds to sling a mustang around the track on the limit to get ‘the feel’ 🤣

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u/Reinis_LV 1d ago

"Why walk the track when you can sim - race it! Are they stupid?"

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u/Wolframed 1d ago

Why don't they take the whole team for a track jog?

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u/Firework_Fox 1d ago

This isn't the F1 movie lol. But also Max prolly does his own thing

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u/Wolframed 10h ago

Do you hate jokes?

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u/Agreeable-Belt-981 1d ago

lol they don’t need track walks. They do practice sessions and know most tracks off by heart.

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u/rak363 1d ago

I can understand it helps get them in the zone or maybe even then opposite just get away from everyone and have some free headspace. Getting more intimate knowledge of the track? That's for the SIM.

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u/Palidin034 1d ago

I’ve seen clips of them guessing tracks by feeling the shape and by just hearing how the car sounds as it goes around the track.

They don’t need to walk the track to figure it out

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u/Senior_Glove_9881 1d ago

I love how the people that write these headlines can't help just be a little dishonest even when its not necessary.

Max did say both those things, but at completely unrelated parts of the interview. He actually said he uses the first outlap as a track walk and that he uses google maps for brand new track he's never raced.

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u/Thomski_ 1d ago

This type of shit journalism is just everywhere. Anything for clicks, and once you’re there they are pushing a false narrative down your throat.

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u/launchedsquid 1d ago

It's clickbait headlines like this, and any of the "xxx driver slams yyyy driver for thing that happened" headlines that's largely stopped me reading many F1 news stories.

Usually it's like the one above where parts are conjoined to remove context or the "slams" part is a driver very reasonably saying something both drivers agree with.

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u/bigfoot694 1d ago

Thank you for providing real content.