Verstappen Switches to Nintendo for Sim Racing

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Maximilianus Vincentius "Mick" van der Veen, known as Red Bull Racing's champion driver and the 2016 World Champion of Formula One racing drivers from The Netherlands. On March 12th at approximately noon in France (UTC), he publicly mocked Ferrari for introducing new car designs that require a simulator to be used by their own team members who are not part of his Red Bull Racing squad, stating 'I'm training with Mario Kart' and joking about the need to change simulators.

Key Points

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Maximilianus Verstaapen has mocked the new Formula 1 regulations by stating he switched his simulator to play Nintendo's Mario Kart instead.
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Verstappen criticized Ferrari for allegedly influencing F1 rules, suggesting they are secretly turning real racing into a video game.

Developments

Mar 12, 18:04 "Max Verstappen mocks new Formula One rules": "I changed my simulator to Mario Kart"

Mar 12, 17:35 (approx) 'Simulator uncertified for Nintendo': Verstappen jokes about F1 being secretly replaced by real-life Mario Kart due to Ferrari's influence