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Post by jo on Aug 27, 2023 23:34:51 GMT -5
Max has also won the Dutch GP for 3 years in a row, since it was reinstated.
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Post by jo on Aug 28, 2023 0:40:17 GMT -5
The King of Netherlands, who was in attendance at the Dutch Grand Prix, greets victorious and record-setting Max Verstappen
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Post by jo on Aug 28, 2023 3:04:15 GMT -5
This is more of Climate Change Initiatives...but seen at the Dutch Grand Prix.
(Before this - I saw a photo of the parking lot at the sports site -- it was all bikes!)
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Post by njr on Sept 8, 2023 13:58:53 GMT -5
Wow! I would find it hard to find my bike in that sea of bicycles!
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Post by jo on Sept 9, 2023 20:12:06 GMT -5
That was at Wimbledon? Coco has won the US Open, the first American teener to have done that since Serena in 1999!
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Post by jo on Sept 10, 2023 9:05:18 GMT -5
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Post by jo on Sept 23, 2023 10:55:34 GMT -5
For F-1 fans -- Max Verstappen recorded one of the best qualifying laps in F-1 history. It wasn't simply the speed but how he maneuvered the Japanese Suzuka track known for its beautiful "Esses" - the road winds like the Letter "S" and there are a few of them. x.com/redbullracing/status/1705668354684707118?s=20One former racing driver was gasping with admiration after the qualifying races while another racer noted that he seemed to be carefully planning every meter of his drive. Beautiful to watch! The funny part is his race engineer dared him to go to a certain speed -- and he delivered almost to the consternation of the Team Principal - he wanted the car delivered with all 4 wheels intact at finish line At the end, the Team Principal complimented his driver : That was sublime! Super Max replied : That was enjoyable Jo
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Post by jo on Oct 1, 2023 9:24:29 GMT -5
Expected to capture 3rd World Driver Championship title for Formula 1 this coming weekend. Turned 26 years old yesterday (Sept 30)
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Post by jo on Oct 7, 2023 13:22:32 GMT -5
Expected to capture 3rd World Driver Championship title for Formula 1 this coming weekend. Turned 26 years old yesterday (Sept 30) He has done it! Max Verstappen has now won his 3rd World Driver's Championship in Formula 1! Congtratulations to the Dutchman who has just turned 26 a few days ago!
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Post by jo on Oct 8, 2023 2:44:57 GMT -5
x.com/JoAB46466753/status/1710924032022049029?s=20Background to this: Michael Schumacher, who has been ill since his skiing accident years ago, was a family friend because he was once the driving partner of Jos Verstappen (Max's Dad). The families used to take holidays together. They would also go karting with very young Max with his Dad and Michael with daughter Gina & son Mick. The photo was taken one time when Michael visited some place were Max was there with his Dad. Max says he never knew the racing champion Schumacher -- he was just Uncle Michael!
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Post by jo on Oct 8, 2023 14:12:55 GMT -5
Lol - someone was teasing Max -- by sending him a photo of himself when he was young and was wearing Ferrari gear! (Presumably because of Uncle Michael )
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Post by jo on Oct 8, 2023 14:17:06 GMT -5
He won the Qatar Grand Prix today -- but what a physically-demanding race!
One driver had to retire because he could no longer stand the heat & humidity in the dessert. I understand that inside the cockpit, the temperature can go up by another 20 degrees.
The second place winner could hardly stand. In the cool-down room, he simply lay down on the floor.
Max was dripping wet from the water he poured on himself before stepping up the podium.
And this was a night race!
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Post by jo on Nov 8, 2023 11:30:12 GMT -5
A 26 year-old sports champion makes it to the cover of TIME! Not for what he stands for ( others make it to the TIME cover for important universal issues) -- Max Verstappen makes it to a TIME cover on pure sporting merit. I knew him when he first entered Formula One as a teenager ( the youngest ever at 17) and he was an impetuous driver. I thought then that he needed maturing. He is now recently turned 26 and has 3 world championships to his belt. He has broken so many records this year that every race, a new record is announced, with the most recent was one that was more than 50 years old -- the % of wins to total races during the year. Personally, I find him candid and funny, down-to-earth and not at all conscious that he is a sports icon and at such a young age. When he was small, he used to be on the lap of one former champion, his Dad's racing partner. He used to call him "Uncle Michael"... Yes, that Michael Schumacher! Btw, he speaks very fluent English, Dutch and German! time.com/6331364/max-verstappen-formula-one-interview-las-vegas/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=sports_auto-racing&linkId=246935709The young boy smiling at his Uncle Michael! Another interesting side to him -- He is currently dating ( they live together in Monaco) a very beautiful model who was raised in Europe but the daughter of Brazilian F-1 champion Nelson Piquet. She has a very young daughter from a previous relationship. The little girl is now famous because she would often play with "Maxie" while he is busy on his simulation play machine. Everyone knows the little girl whom Max calls "P" ( for Penelope") as she would often surprise him when his video is open. He makes a great stepdad even at his fairly young age. Max with Penelope's Mom (Kelly Piquet) At someone else's wedding.
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Post by jo on Nov 11, 2023 15:07:09 GMT -5
Can you imagine the Strip of Las Vegas as the racing venue of the next and penultimate race of the season for Formula One? But it is expected to be very cold weather with prediction of rain for race Sunday! How will the cars and the tires cope??
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Post by jo on Nov 26, 2023 14:00:07 GMT -5
Formula One 2023 Season has ended. That's 19 wins of 22 races! His 575 points is the first in F-1 history Laps led is a stunning record. Max is # 3 in the All-time list of highest number of wins! Accomplished as he recently turned 26 yrs old. Many have said that this is a record season that can never be duplicated! JO
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Post by jo on Dec 25, 2023 8:03:58 GMT -5
Summing up 2023 --
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