Max Verstappen, the Formula 1 World Champion, joins automotive journalist Chris Harris to test drive the brand-new Ford Mustang GTD. The GTD is Ford’s latest high-performance street-legal muscle car, designed with technology and aerodynamics inspired by racing.
But they also had some great talks together which resulted in a small documentaire about Max Verstappen’s approach in life and Formula 1. Below we bring you some funny highlights and in the end of the article you find the full episode of 38 minutes.
Max: I had few laps that were pretty good (by his standards cuz he’s insane) last year Jeddah Q3 I came back in the box. I was like “Shit, this is… I don’t know if I can do this again.” And I actually didn’t go faster in the second run, so l couldn't do it again. pic.twitter.com/S8o5tnoMvJ
— zax (@maybezax) July 30, 2025
Chris: You went to the Nürburgring .. You called yourself Hans?
Max: Franz.
Chris: Franz Herman .. how did you make that up?
Max: my team they were like “you can drive under a fake name .. Do you have any recommendations?” So I was like “Let’s make it really German”!! pic.twitter.com/2D6LQ4D9nT— zax (@maybezax) July 30, 2025
Max: 1st lap out was a 7:56 on the VLN layout. I think the pole was a 7:51.
we just run it with a full tank because I wanted to do more laps in a row. So then 2nd lap 7:54 then I box.Then we went back with a new set of tires and we did a 7:48 so this is good.
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He’s goated!! pic.twitter.com/lEU5xBe6UG— zax (@maybezax) July 30, 2025
max: “my cars are always a he, even my F1 cars. it’s not a she. it’s a he.”
chris: “has it got a name?”
max: “i only named my 2023 car, i called him rocky. i think he deserved that.”
chris: “yeah he did.” pic.twitter.com/zIrVQkkQZe
— nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) July 30, 2025
max using google maps to visualize (new) tracks and refusing trackwalks because “to walk for 5-7 kilometers is just boring” 😭 pic.twitter.com/hrGiLGaz1H
— nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) July 30, 2025
chris: “there’s that famous quote, it’s senna: ‘if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver,’”
max: “sometimes you can still use that argument at the stewards as well.”
chris: “have you used those words?”
max: “of course!!” pic.twitter.com/dw2xfFZdTp
— nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) July 30, 2025
Chris: There must be smth there that you can do that no one else can.
Max: I just adapt to what I got.
it’s not what I like It’s just what I have.So I better try and drive to it .. it’s not what I personally would like .. I would like different bits of the car. pic.twitter.com/YD6Msw5uKW
— zax (@maybezax) July 30, 2025
max: “that’s where i think the difference is between a very good driver and a really really good driver: it’s the moments where you’re really under pressure [..] that’s where the top drivers will make the difference.” pic.twitter.com/vXW6VzHGeM
— nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) July 30, 2025
Max: I’m happy that you’re driving
Chris: Are you a good passenger?
Max: I am normally with people that I- Chris: You trust?Max: if we drive like this it’s all good, I start to get a little bit more uncomfortable if we start pushing it.
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Passenger Princess 🙂↕️ pic.twitter.com/dXX85oMMln— zax (@maybezax) July 30, 2025
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