Helmut Marko Reveals New Agreement With Max Verstappen On….

Helmut Marko has reached a new agreement with Max Verstappen on his sim racing ban, suggesting that a midnight deadline was set for the Dutchman, beyond which he won’t be allowed to engage in sim racing. This revised arrangement comes from Red Bull’s senior advisor, just days after the championship leader expressed his desire for freedom over his free time.

The subject of Verstappen’s late-night sim racing adventures surfaced after he exhibited considerable frustration and annoyance with his team over the radio during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Throughout the race, he frequently cursed at his car and criticized the team’s strategy to his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase.

After it came to be known that Verstappen had been up until 3 am the previous night to race in the iRacing Spa 24 Hours, Sky F1 commentator David Croft attributed Verstappen’s surly mood and frequent outbursts to his late-night sim racing activities. Despite finishing fifth on the day, Verstappen’s behavior was a focal point.

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The response from the Red Bull garage came from Marko, who assured after a discussion that the three-time world champion wouldn’t be racing on sims so late into the night. However, Verstappen wasn’t taking that lightly. In the build-up to the Belgian GP, he told PlanetF1.com that he does not prefer being instructed about his private time activities. He said:

“We talked about it.

There is no other sim race coming up anyway, so no one needs to worry about that.

“So no, it’s not that I have a ban or whatever. I also don’t need to tell them what they do in their private time and during the weekends, and that’s the same to me.

“Racing till 3am is not something new and, for me, it’s something very important in my life.”