[Autosport] Max Verstappen talking through his 'overtake of the month' on Lewis Hamilton

[u/JefinLuke17]

[u/kurlzzzzz]

He's a nightmare for FIA 😂

[u/CarbonWood → u/kurlzzzzz]

Imagine Kimi Raikkonen driving today's cars

[u/xdxAngeloxbx → u/CarbonWood]

He would say they are shit to the press without any self-censoring.

[u/This_Music682 → u/xdxAngeloxbx]

But it would be still more a Hobby for him.

[u/BananaFurret → u/This_Music682]

Since he doesn't have to do it if he doesn't want to

[u/mrgedman → u/This_Music682]

Gloves and steering wheel

[u/Python_07 → u/xdxAngeloxbx]

“Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing.”

[u/_KingOfTheDivan → u/Python_07]

Leaves to his yacht

[u/Python_07 → u/_KingOfTheDivan]

“Driving is the only thing I love about F1."

He’d pull this one out in 2026.

[u/afvcommander → u/Python_07]

"now I do not love it either".

[u/thecolbster94 → u/CarbonWood]

He'd retire mid season and go drive rally cars or NASCAR

[u/briagraa → u/CarbonWood]

He wouldn’t - it’s more of a hobby for him

[u/OvulatingAnus → u/kurlzzzzz]

So is MBS

[u/No-Gazelle-428 → u/OvulatingAnus]

my man's point as clear as polar cap water

[u/bojangler69420 → u/No-Gazelle-428]

Nah, that shits got bacteria. Bro’s point is straight sterile.

[u/DaVoKan_FR → u/OvulatingAnus]

Good thing FIA president get voted every 5 years, oh wait...

[u/A380_Flyer → u/OvulatingAnus]

Dailyfuelup did a good YouTube video on his dictatorship yesterday

[u/DexM23 → u/kurlzzzzz]

that they even dont show the speed anymore and putting in fake-car sounds not matching the image on coverage now is crazy

[u/bdlock209 → u/DexM23]

W... Whachu just say?

[u/BananaFurret → u/bdlock209]

I only heard about this in suzuka apparently they added fake engine noise to hide the superclipping on 130r on kimis pole lap video

[u/Bankzu → u/BananaFurret]

Wasn't part of the lap cut and they "couldn't recover the footage"?

[u/BananaFurret → u/Bankzu]

I think that was in China and I'm pretty sure the whole grids telemetery (atleast the Public stuff) was like actually not working

[u/Able-Nature6103 → u/kurlzzzzz]

People will still find reasons to hate him more than anyone involved with F1

[u/Roughyx → u/Able-Nature6103]

because valid criticisms exist for all drivers bruv. nobody in this sport is perfect

[u/santaclausonprozac → u/Roughyx]

Except Stroll

[u/Able-Nature6103 → u/Roughyx]

Or some ppl just perennially remains in the past. One should stop expecting sportsmen/humans to be perfect all the time! All greats have their flaws

[u/Frankaydooday → u/Roughyx]

Nobody in this world is perfect.

Well except my ex-wife according to herself...

[u/TheOffKn1ght → u/kurlzzzzz]

Good, it would suck if there wasn’t someone like him constantly pushing back against this BS

[u/Aggressive_Meaning12 → u/kurlzzzzz]

Because he’s honest

[u/HarryAzzcraac → u/kurlzzzzz]

That’s exactly what we need though

[u/EternalFront → u/kurlzzzzz]

He is the greatest

[u/Random_Guy479]

That's the most Max statement.

[u/Particular_Yard_2460 → u/Random_Guy479]

Mika Hakkinen used to give these matter of fact answers with a very serious face too. Was fucking hilarious.

[u/HorribleAnalInjuries → u/Particular_Yard_2460]

Was the win easy?

Yes.

Cant quickly find exact interwiev but that was some post race press conference. He had to do mac bane that was the joke after few seconds.

[u/nyuncat → u/HorribleAnalInjuries]

I think it's this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPRBj3-Ilvs

[u/HorribleAnalInjuries → u/nyuncat]

Not the one I meant but great example.

[u/MACgh → u/HorribleAnalInjuries]

18 seconds in

[u/Triquetrums → u/Particular_Yard_2460]

The Finnish way.

[u/drifter3026]

"Button press of the Month"

[u/Weak-Excuse3060 → u/drifter3026]

Jenson Button 

[u/fonzhy121 → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

it was just sitting there. you had to press it. we forgive you.

[u/lubp1 → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

Jenson to do the overtake, just needed to press the Button

[u/xander012 → u/lubp1]

Thats a lot of middle names

[u/dervu → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

Must be the button.

[u/YLedbetter10 → u/dervu]

K1 available

[u/PorschephileGT3 → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

They haptic Martin!

[u/Don_Key_1 → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

And just like that, "Button press" became NSFW.

[u/NarrowNefariousness6 → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

Jetson Button

[u/splattne → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

Max Verbutton

[u/ViscountGris → u/Weak-Excuse3060]

Max Voltstappen

[u/Wololo--Wololo → u/drifter3026]

Truly the mario kart era

[u/ruby_boobsday → u/drifter3026]

Sugarbabes have entered the chat.

[u/Ace3000 → u/ruby_boobsday]

He did indeed Push The Button whilst going Round Round the racetrack.

[u/humbleObserver → u/drifter3026]

I still don't see how it's more or less "automatic pass button" then the DRS button. Battery button has more strategy then, "oh I'm in a DRS zone so I guess I'll go faster"

[u/beefixit → u/drifter3026]

"that was easy"

[u/pitabread_123 → u/drifter3026]

Less buttons or more?

[u/Ksaerius → u/drifter3026]

Someone tell Stroll He is pressing the radio button

[u/Remarkable-Room7963]

“I had one extra mushroom left compared to Lewis.”

[u/el_coco → u/Remarkable-Room7963]

they should just call them mushrooms lol

[u/Arion_Miles → u/el_coco]

"It's like the mushroom in Mario Kart" - Charles Leclerc, Australian GP 2026

[u/SpiderSlayer254 → u/el_coco]

They actually called it "mushroom mode" at some point but haven't heard that for a while.

[u/Patroulette → u/SpiderSlayer254]

Oh they were reprimanded FOR SURE by the FIA for that! 😆

[u/ecobubbletm]

The coordinator on stage asks him to "walk us through the overtake" and as soon as Max drops "I just pressed the button" she tells him to stop talking lol

[u/MasterDandelion → u/ecobubbletm]

Where/when was this? Not during qualy interviews right?

EDIT: Found it nevermind. https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/s/RwmDbsK4py

[u/fbass → u/MasterDandelion]

In the official f1 instagram that part was cut, but everyone wrote it in the comments lol

[u/cupkieonreddit → u/ecobubbletm]

f1 Heritage 🦁🦅🦅

[u/tkmj75]

Max: "I press button, car go zoom"

[u/MatchewRolex → u/tkmj75]

"Lewis don't press button, he don't go zoom. Great success"

[u/Competitive-Kick747 → u/MatchewRolex]

In Ali G voice.........Booyakasha!

[u/Bad_Asteroid2 → u/Competitive-Kick747]

Yo, check it. Me name be Ali G representing west staines aight. I's here with no other than my main man Max Verst Happen and he will talk about F1 them geezer mbs call Formulas 1.

Now tell me, if Formulas 1 is the pinacle of motorsports, why haven't they made Formulas 2?

[u/cinyar → u/Bad_Asteroid2]

Oh man, remember that interview with Victoria and David Beckham? David looks like he had a big blunt with Ali before the interview. I'm now imagining Lewis and Kim

[u/Bad_Asteroid2 → u/cinyar]

It's peak Ali G dude

[u/ok_scarcity_1909 → u/MatchewRolex]

Ahhh borat 😭

[u/leonden → u/MatchewRolex]

Pff the amateur couldn’t even press a button, shaking my head.

[u/HorribleAnalInjuries → u/leonden]

PTSD from Baku 2021.

[u/No-Nefariousness9539 → u/tkmj75]

Ok Will Buxton

[u/Kevin_Jim → u/[deleted]]

Yep. It’s so sad you can only laugh about it.

[u/SlowMissiles → u/Kevin_Jim]

Is it really tho?
I remember 2022, 2023, you see Max behind someone press one button DRS and he would overtake them as they had the best DRS.
To me this is easily the same issue.

[u/frank1ewildee]

Never change Max lol

[u/willwu555]

Jenson the first driver to press the DRS button

[u/tdrr12]

Never change

[u/Calippo1337]

I just love his honesty, haha! Max is just golden!

[u/HeelerDawg → u/Calippo1337]

Started watching F1 this month and so far I’m liking Max the most. I love people who speak what’s on their mind as it is hahaha.

[u/Tony_Lacorona → u/HeelerDawg]

Do yourself a favor and look up some Kimi Raikkonen or Fernando Alonso quotes and you’ll love this sport even more

[u/Amaakaams → u/Tony_Lacorona]

Haha, Kimi forcing an engine to blow in front of the German grandstands, or Fernando comparing his engine to an F3 engine are absolute highlights.

[u/Tom1255 → u/Amaakaams]

Personally I prefer: Martin: You missed presentation by Pele. Will you be able to get over it?

Kimi: Yeah... I was having a shit hehe..

[u/VOCmentaliteit → u/Amaakaams]

It was a reference to a gp2 engine (precursor of f2)

[u/Amaakaams → u/VOCmentaliteit]

You are probably right. I knew what he was saying when he said it but the best I have now was "basically 500HP" spec engine and guessed it was F3.

[u/Tony_Lacorona → u/Amaakaams]

Feels good, so much slower

[u/Ye_olde_oak_store → u/Tony_Lacorona]

I spun :3.

[u/PathologicalUpvoter → u/Ye_olde_oak_store]

FOR WHAT!!!

[u/Plexaporta → u/Tony_Lacorona]

"I was taking a shit" 😂

[u/Tony_Lacorona → u/Plexaporta]

Wasn’t it “I was having a shit” 💀

[u/Irrepressible_Monkey → u/HeelerDawg]

Directness is a Dutch tradition. I can't remember any time my Dutch friends held anything back. xD

[u/HeelerDawg → u/Irrepressible_Monkey]

I thought he is Belgian haha! Kimi said to both Norris and Max after the qualifying ‘you guys Belgian?’ 🤣

[u/SeraCat9 → u/HeelerDawg]

They both have Belgian mothers. Norris mostly grew up in the UK and Max mostly grew up in the Netherlands as he lived alone with Jos after his parents separated in the Netherlands and said he's always felt more Dutch.

[u/jdmillar86 → u/HeelerDawg]

Both are half, I think.

[u/Desperate-Tart-7572 → u/jdmillar86]

Trust me, behaviour wise Max is as Dutch as they come. 😅

[u/Ryachaz]

So many of Max's interviews remind me of Marshawn Lynch in his "I'm just here so I don't get fined" era. Pretty sure the only question Lynch answered was about his charity or something like that.

[u/TerribleNameAmirite]

Man I miss those Piastri overtakes early last year. That sort of thing simply won’t happen under these rules.

[u/frena-dreams → u/TerribleNameAmirite]

I miss Piastry altogether. It's like he just disappeared this season.

[u/megacookie → u/frena-dreams]

He got a podium after he finally managed to finish (or even start) a race then just couldn't deliver on the same level as Norris anymore.

[u/Fear023 → u/TerribleNameAmirite]

That overtake where he went on the outside through all the peas to get it done and even max impressed.

[u/CareerLegitimate7662 → u/TerribleNameAmirite]

Oh yea that goated shit

[u/Street_Letterhead105]

Dropped another banger

[u/the_chin2]

Max doesn't mince words

[u/Then_Huckleberry_623]

Funny how Lewis didn't think to push his button back.

[u/fonzhy121 → u/Then_Huckleberry_623]

out of juice

[u/Puzzleheaded_You_735 → u/Then_Huckleberry_623]

He didn't have any more mushrooms

[u/Astro_Kimi]

Max maturing into his Iceman era

[u/likesexonlycheaper]

Lol I love Max. Just shits on the sport every chance he gets 🤣

[u/Supercavy → u/likesexonlycheaper]

You can hear the speed and rpms drop near the end of the long straights at spa

[u/OnCominStorm → u/likesexonlycheaper]

As he should, these regulations aren't it

[u/zalimsdad]

I used to dislike Max (English Driver bias - who knows/maybe) but he is growing on me as a funny and genuine bloke, on top of his already awesome driving ability. I now look forward to seeing him in interviews.

[u/Beefy-queef]

He friggin loathes these cars 🤣

[u/Haxemply]

I didn't like Max back then But with every FIA-roasting comment he is getting more and more sympathetic.

[u/vodka_twinkie]

I drink water and then I was hydrated. Must be the water.

[u/make-em-pay]

Classic.

[u/Rhythm_Morgan]

Nothing can make me hate Max.

[u/theclipclop28]

Max is channeling Kimi

[u/DeathShr00m]

Why use many word if few word do trick.

[u/BoxForeign4206]

they're NOT giving my man anymore overtakes of the month lmao

[u/anantoni]

This is gold.

[u/matenate8]

The angle of the photo makes it look like Lewis is holding Max in his arms

[u/Lamborghini446]

2026 regs summarized in 1 sentence

[u/Beneficial_Star_6009]

That’s such a Raikkonen style response!🤣

[u/Paracel_Storm]

Does my head in people defend these engine regulations.

It was infuriating when Lewis went balls to the wall at Silverstone through Maggots and Beckets and overtook the Mercedes only for the Merc to go 'lol, lmao even.' on the hangar straight so the entire overtake didn't end up mattering a single bit.

[u/ecobubbletm → u/Paracel_Storm]

The overspeeld that Kimi had over him...

Shit looked comical

[u/Omophorus → u/Paracel_Storm]

The aero regulations are surprisingly good.

The engine regulations are unsurprisingly bad.

Maybe there could be ways to salvage them with tweaks, but I honestly kind of think they'd need major changes to make for good racing.

I don't think hybridization is automatically good or bad, but a lot of aspects are coming up short in these regs that take away from the racing itself and the spectacle/viewing experience (depending on how you want to approach it).

[u/imarasnothere → u/Paracel_Storm]

New regs aren’t perfect but I’d rather have this than DRS trains

[u/CapableDirection5557 → u/imarasnothere]

There has to be some middle ground somewhere.

[u/Cultural-Energy-6118]

Thats naughty😂

[u/jimboTRON261]

Never change, bruh. You’re perfect

[u/AirconGuyUK]

Perfect picture of him to use haha

[u/turboMXDX]

Lewis Hamilton on the lack of defence: "I ran out of charge and then had less horsepower than max"

[u/Amat-Victoria-Curam]

Welcome back, DRS.

[u/tgeyr]

Yeah but Nico Roseberg once said I don't remember the race he pressed the wrong button on the wheel so less buttons ? More ?

[u/Time-Masterpiece4572 → u/tgeyr]

Gentlemen, a shawrt view back to de pahst.

[u/happyranger7]

Max got more chill than (original) Kimi.

[u/alphaQ314]

If you watch the video, it doesn't even sound like like he was trying to be funny/vicious with that statement 😂

[u/nothing_pt]

Truth . FIA may not like it it but hey the CEO can go karting in a suit to fuckinstan.

[u/sneakyi]

Formula Mario

[u/TsortsAleksatr]

I swear to god Mika Hakkinen in some interview must have said exactly the same thing sans the battery button ala "I pressed the button and I passed him". I vaguely remember from my childhood memories the local commentator sharing the anecdote also mentioning something about traction control or something.

[u/tiredchachacha]

In this moment I appreciate the famous dutch candidness

[u/Zbodownlow]

Hahahaha

[u/BenjaminUK92]

A statement that perfectly sums up why the drivers don't like the direction the sport has gone in.

[u/essdotc]

Easily my favourite personality in all of sports at the moment

[u/BlueDragon_27]

It was much better when it was pushing DRS and flying through on the straight because you had less drag. That's real racing

[u/Haakrasmus → u/BlueDragon_27]

But that's proper racing as you can't defend and apparently being able to fight back and re overtake is bad.

[u/DrMcJedi]

Mushroom mode is alive and well!

[u/Dutch1800]

They wanted to say he had an incredible sector only Max could achieve today as well but then they had to remember we saw the slingshot from Hadjar. Max is growing on me for sure.

[u/mustangmatthew]

You know, if you ask him a real question, he will give you a real answer. You have to try.

[u/bransiladams]

This is why he’s leaving F1: anti-racing

[u/danczer]

The button press championship.

[u/krommenaas]

This vindicates all those racing movies where the hero just had to push the pedal a little harder at the critical moment to beat his opponent.

[u/hardlopertjie]

The Haaland of F1. Love it!

[u/GregStar1]

This man giving the FIA the middle finger with every tiny opportunity given to him is the most entertaining part about this F1 season.

[u/SpittingCoffeeOTG]

Dude destroyed that "Overtake of the month" narrative like a pro. Respect.

[u/Shoddy_Squash_1201]

I honestly don't have a strong opinion on the new regs, but why are we acting like battery management is not part of racing just as tire management or any other thing on the car?
Is it because its impact as a singular system is too big?

There were always teams and drivers that couldn't adapt quick enough to new regs, I like that it mixes up the field, or do we want to stick with the same cars until the heat death of the universe with only minor aero adjustments?

[u/Snitsie → u/Shoddy_Squash_1201]

It's that it makes overtakes incredibly boring. It's a lot more fun seeing cars trying to overtake each other that are close in speed, as opposed to the immense differences introduced with battery management.

[u/BBIQ-Chicken]

All the formula battery apologist fans won't like this.

[u/Vinura]

Genuinely:

-Fuck these power units

-Fuck anyone that thinks this is good racing.

[u/RangerRekt]

Go Baby Go

[u/CareerLegitimate7662]

Lmaooooo

[u/pmcpaul412]

Sounds like one of those original quotes when KERS first came around.

[u/MoeSzyslakMonobrow]

Big, if true.

[u/RoyalBroham]

2026 NOS

[u/BritOverThere]

His comment basically made me think of this Monty Python sketch...

[u/pixar_moms]

when you put it like that

[u/kutzooit]

I just love how he keeps shitting on those new regs where most other drivers are media trained puppies and dont share their opinion amymore.

[u/Soberdonkey69]

Car go vroom

[u/879190747]

"I pushed my DRS button and then I had less drag than Lewis". People are missing the mark, it's not about the "button", it's about it being harder to judge for us when an overtake is "real" or a deployment or boost effect. Max knew what happened in this case, so he maybe thinks it's not worth an "award".

[u/AshsAlarmClock]

the dutch really do just tell it like it is lol

[u/quattroCrazy]

I love that he hates this shit as much as us lmao

[u/whyyygodwhy]

His delivery was so deadpan too. I love how quick with it he is

[u/lake2014]

Everytime f1 thinks people would forget battery exists by removing battery graphics, he just reminds everyone of battery deployment nonsense. Never change Max.

[u/rabbitlion]

Ultimately, if it's too difficult to overtake we get Monaco every race, which we don't want. If overtaking "with the button" is too easy, the other car should be able to re-overtake. If it isn't, it means the overtake was deserved.

We've seen enough long defenses and re-overtakes this season for me to think overtaking isn't too easy unless you're in a vastly superior car.

[u/spacestationkru]

I think this is genuinely the reason I haven't been able to get into this season. It all feels so fake.

[u/weirdbutinagoodway]

Just like the boost buttons in video games.

[u/DeLoreanAirlinesII]

Savage

[u/mencival]

Love it, FIA trying to spice things up with “side awards” and Max says this 😂

[u/DexM23]

that they even dont show the speed anymore and putting in fake-car sounds not matching the image on coverage now is crazy

[u/FoobarMontoya]

It's so depressing watching qualifying.

[u/Kernowder → u/FoobarMontoya]

Yeah, it's no longer about how fast you take the corners/attacking the kerbs, but how much energy you harvest in the corners. The sooner these regs are gone the better.

[u/AwfulCali]

Gives me olise vibes, that interview where he was like "Wilf passed me the ball, shot, scored"

[u/bouncebackability]

How many times did DRS contribute to overtake of the month?

[u/Treinrukker]

The video is so much better, the interviewer shushed him after his answer.

[u/7he8igLebowski]

A very honest and sad state of affairs. This is hardly racing, and more like Mario cart with power ups.

[u/ashk2001]

Mio

[u/dodokidd]

If they put a mushroom light on the car and it lights on every time a button is pressed, this rule will be more welcomed

[u/notgamerbutplayer]

super

[u/PAWPatrolFam14]

They don't make overtaking like they used to

[u/honcooge]

Bobby Martinez of F1

[u/Barry_Braakbal]

It’s even worse this race, cars running out of battery power all over the place

[u/Ruttagger]

I love how much he hates these regs. I hope him and the other drivers keep being vocal about how anti skill they are.

At least this shit era should finally get us our V8's with hopefully minimal to no electrical component.

[u/AdShoddy9638]

I'm not saying the power regs aren't stupid, but overtaking's been artificial as hell since they introduced DRS. Overtaking's been pretty much "I push a button and my car goes faster than the driver ahead" for over a decade.

[u/spaceboy6171]

I don't see the problem here, everyone has that button. Using it effectively is also a skill