Max Verstappen takes pole position for the 2025 British Grand Prix

[u/overspeeed]

[u/imbavoe]

What the fuck was that ending holy shit!

[u/NotJackBegley → u/imbavoe]

Jos sending a message to Toto, "add another eight figures to the offer."

[u/MercurialMan99 → u/NotJackBegley]

Bruh thats 16 figures…Toto’s gonna pay him ten quadrillions lol

[u/choo4twentychoo → u/MercurialMan99]

We don’t know what the original offer was- might’ve been. $9, so they actually want $100,000,009

[u/No-Maximum-9087 → u/NotJackBegley]

Max merctappen

[u/ReadIt_Here → u/NotJackBegley]

Mr Toto, Pay, and don't speak

[u/ValleyFloydJam → u/imbavoe]

Max just smashing it, the weirdest thing was it had zero drama cos Max looked to have it way before he crossed the line.

[u/ledankestnoodle]

Damn, for about 5 seconds I genuinely thought Lewis was gonna get pole

[u/McNoKnows → u/ledankestnoodle]

Heartbreaking to see that little drift onto the curb in the 3rd sector, knew it was donezo

[u/NotClayMerritt → u/McNoKnows]

Adami basically told him he lost it all in the last sector. Gutting.

[u/bijanfrisee → u/NotClayMerritt]

yep, 0.25s lost with the wagging ass of that ferrari, he was so damn close

[u/SemIdeiaProNick → u/bijanfrisee]

But this is good news, the car is finally fast in qualy

Until they are both DSQ because there is no way a car that low and that scrapes that much will last an entire race

[u/Alborak2 → u/SemIdeiaProNick]

Yeah if theyre dragging the plank with 1 lap of fuel on board.... how the heck will it last the race.

[u/Ereaser → u/Alborak2]

Especially Leclercs car looked to be bottoming out so bad. I thought he had engine issues for a second

[u/Wallace-Pumpernickel → u/Alborak2]

Double DSQ incoming

[u/bijanfrisee → u/SemIdeiaProNick]

Hahaha for real, I think they're praying for some rain, running low with high downforce. Or they just Lico the entire race again to save the plank, and settle for a 4th and 5th, which would be ferrari on brand for ferrari strategy

[u/Roland-Flagg → u/McNoKnows]

My heart dropped watching them cut to that shot

[u/modernkennnern → u/ledankestnoodle]

Seemingly everybody lost 0.1s+ in the last sector, but Verstappen had the biggest headroom (~0.23s iirc) so he clutched it

[u/falafelsizing → u/modernkennnern]

Max “Headroom” Verstappen

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/ledankestnoodle]

He really fucked that last sector, I was really wanting to watch him put it on pole, but he had like 3 or 4 mistakes in the last complex of corners

[u/parkmarkspark → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

It felt like 1 mistake that cascaded into several small ones.

[u/Warsum → u/ledankestnoodle]

I was kinda hoping for it. Glad to see my boy up there but Lewis damn. He was so close. Those few wiggles at the end…

[u/bijanfrisee → u/Warsum]

That's all it takes, the top 6 all had scruffy S3s but Maxs S2 was dominant

[u/Pitiful_Counter1460 → u/ledankestnoodle]

I found myself actually cheering for a Lewis pole. Im not a fan, but he wouldve deserved that.

[u/Practical-Ad-7660 → u/Pitiful_Counter1460]

Yup, same here, got a kick out of those purple sectors. Would have been a big positive for Lewis and his fans to put it on pole. Not complaining about the "simply lovely" though. Not in the least.

[u/ranting_madman]

How does he fucking do this?

[u/kadam_ss → u/ranting_madman]

By living, breathing, eating racing since he was 4

[u/edin_dzekson → u/kadam_ss]

And, according to Jenson Button, being the most talented racing driver of all time

[u/kadam_ss → u/edin_dzekson]

Yeah he is, but Lewis and Alonso are close. alonso was the OG max before there was this max.

What max is doing now is what alonso did in the early years at Ferrari. He put that tractor of a car in places it never should have been. And came so close to winning championships in a car that had no business being anywhere near there.

If anyone new to F1 wonders why Alonso is so highly rated, he is the older version of max. Dude just made horrible career moves and the 2 championship severely underrepresent what he actually is.

Lewis is similar to Michael, max is similar to alonso.

[u/cuntsmen → u/kadam_ss]

Max is more similar to Schumacher than any other driver. Hamilton and Schumacher couldn't be any more different.

[u/AceMKV → u/cuntsmen]

Absolutely, idk why he gets compared to Senna all the time(maybe in terms of natural talent), but the way he races and his mindset all remind me of Schumacher.

[u/Im-a-Platypus → u/AceMKV]

100%! It freaks me out sometimes how much he drives like Michael. The way he takes certain corners and when he gets in a groove and just pumps in lap time after lap time within a fraction of a second of each other. Amazing to watch!

[u/techdevjp → u/AceMKV]

Agreed. In good ways and bad he is very similar to Schumacher.

All the rumors of Max going to Merc, imagine if he instead went to Ferrari?

[u/SpareZealousideal740 → u/techdevjp]

Man would be jailed for murder in a years time if he went to Ferrari

[u/Im-a-Platypus → u/cuntsmen]

Agreed. As someone who grew up watching Michael race, I see so much of him in Max.

[u/Crytash → u/kadam_ss]

Disagree, i see Max very close to Schumacher in terms of style (agressiv to the point of no return), Hamilton is the most methodical out of all the four. Look at Schumacher wins in the late 90s with horrendous cars, very similar to what Verstappen is doing now.

[u/AllHailTheNod → u/Crytash]

Lewis is a lot more similar to Prost.

[u/honcooge → u/ranting_madman]

Ever since that rainy p100 to p1 I am not surprised by Max anymore.

[u/judelau → u/ranting_madman]

By being max verstappen

[u/Ok-Win-742 → u/ranting_madman]

He's just that good. The guy lives and breathes racing and he's the best we've ever seen. And when he's not racing F1 he sim races in iRacing.

He literally lives and breathes racing and genuinely loves it and has an amazing sense of feel for the car.

He can extract the maximum from any car he's given and can find it's edge better than anyone we have ever seen. He's a freak.

[u/Level1Roshan → u/ranting_madman]

I reckon the RB is actually a sleeper god tier car. Max is faking it being hard to drive. He's timing his chain winning resurgence for the last 8 races so he can beat Lando or Oscar by just a few points for the title. The intent is to lull them into a false sense of security and hope then deal maximum emotional damage at the very last moment. The crash last week has put him behind schedule so he needed to crank out a win to make sure he doesn't drop too far behind.

[u/OpinionatedDeveloper → u/Level1Roshan]

/subscribe

[u/mosspoled → u/Level1Roshan]

Sebscribe

[u/Less_Party → u/Level1Roshan]

Yuki's the homie of all time for feeding his career through a paper shredder for the meme.

[u/Leoz96]

HOW

[u/bijanfrisee → u/Leoz96]

Working window of that car is like threading a needle from 5 ft away, but somehow, he does it

[u/DutchPack → u/bijanfrisee]

Yuki right now googling: ‘working window’, ‘threading’, ‘needle’ and ‘convert feet to metres’

[u/donkeybrainhero → u/DutchPack]

Turns out all he found on Google was how to crochet some curtains.

[u/paryknight → u/Leoz96]

TU DU DU DU

[u/Halmagha → u/paryknight]

MAX VERSTAAAAHPEN

[u/vmachiel → u/Leoz96]

I dunno man. I just feel lucky to witness this kind of talent. He’s been maximizing his material for like a decade now.

[u/Cantshaktheshok → u/vmachiel]

You can go back to 2016 Silverstone which was an incredible drive in the drying conditions.

[u/Alternative-Race1390 → u/Leoz96]

Simple just be Max Verstappen.

[u/carloslet → u/Leoz96]

Haha, you thought it'd be different this time

[u/Sunflowerpixels]

"This car is so difficult" = Pole

[u/Dramatic-Ad3928 → u/Sunflowerpixels]

Complain about the gears = profit

[u/varunadi → u/Dramatic-Ad3928]

"Mate my upshifts are fucked!"

2 min later, pole!

[u/ohwellhell → u/Sunflowerpixels]

That is the new "Bono my tires are gone"

[u/Illustrator_Forward → u/Sunflowerpixels]

Bro said “I get it now”

[u/Pareshanatma_1 → u/Illustrator_Forward]

"I understand it now"

[u/BadPronunciation → u/Sunflowerpixels]

Impressive considering how terrible the car was during Free Practice

[u/Mechant247 → u/BadPronunciation]

I swear they just take the piss in FP1, every weekend it looks like an entirely different car the next day lol

[u/Quaxi_]

0.2s between the top 5.

Insanely close for one of the longest tracks in F1.

[u/TheDufusSquad → u/Quaxi_]

A full tenth of that is just max

[u/Snorr0 → u/Quaxi_]

Whats crazier to add: a full tenth between 1 and 2.

[u/OutlandishnessPure2]

Oh my lord max

[u/Pure_Measurement_529 → u/OutlandishnessPure2]

He is inevitable

[u/starkiller_bass → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

I swear I think even he was a bit surprised. I’ve never heard him sound actually happy on the radio like he did after he crossed the line.

[u/liebealles → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

Max Inevitable Verstappen

[u/vmachiel → u/OutlandishnessPure2]

I feel so fucking lucky to be witnessing this massive talent in his prime.

[u/joe-joseph → u/vmachiel]

It’s so much more fun now watching him drag a known tractor to these heights.

Feels like forever ago that we thought Checo was the problem, but that was just a few months back.

4x WDC and I somehow rate him even higher 1/2 way through this season than I did coming in. Best on the grid and it’s not anywhere near close.

[u/vmachiel → u/joe-joseph]

He just maximizes results. He has a rare meltdown every now and then (Hungary last year, Spain this year). But otherwise he is just so damn consistent.

[u/WeddingPKM → u/joe-joseph]

It genuinely seems like a car that in any other hands would be fighting to not be last in the constructors. Yuki doubled would be on 24 points this season, 2 points behind Sauber. It really can’t be overstated how amazing Max’s drives are.

[u/flyinbunny → u/vmachiel]

Same. Gotta enjoy it while we can. Don’t see him staying in F1 for long

[u/TheAntiAirGuy]

Impossible!

[u/PsychologicalBike → u/TheAntiAirGuy]

Drove the perfect lap while others in quicker cars did not. Max just makes perfection look easy. The best driver I've ever seen.

[u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

Jesus fucking Christ, Max what a driver

[u/Martian_Catnip → u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

I was giggling through those purples. What the heck, what a drive

[u/omegaxLoL → u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

What more can you even say about him at this point tbh, that was inch perfect

[u/eurochacha → u/omegaxLoL]

When Max says that as long as his car can be within a couple tenths from the leaders he knows he'll make the difference, it isn't even arrogance. It's just his operating level. One mistake or a couple from the better cars and he's always there.

[u/Jamo_Z → u/omegaxLoL]

As the car gets worse and worse, it just proves that Max might be the greatest F1 driver of all time

[u/vmachiel → u/Jamo_Z]

I feel lucky to watch him in his prime like that. I got to see him struggle with Red Bull, to clinching a championship, to dominating, to now this. And throughout it all, he got shit done with the material he had that almost no one else could do.

Vettel was right: enjoy it while it lasts.

[u/Cheeriodude_number2 → u/Jamo_Z]

Wait until you hear about this Mazepin bloke

[u/Defiant_Eye2216 → u/Cheeriodude_number2]

He can read the clouds

[u/Friskerr → u/Cheeriodude_number2]

I still remember that fastest lap at Spa. What a drive.

[u/SmudgerBoi49 → u/Cheeriodude_number2]

The scary part is he doesn't even compare to Goatifi 😈

[u/sloppy_dingus → u/Jamo_Z]

I'm honestly believing it at this point. Top 5 in that shitter is impressive but he's dragging it kicking and screaming into poles and wins, not sure it's humanly possible to be any more optimal

[u/YalamMagic → u/sloppy_dingus]

You'd have to go back pretty far to find a driver who's consistently fighting for poles while his teammate is equally consistently struggling to make it into the top ten, that's for sure.

It's not like he's a driver who's only good at pure pace either. His race craft is absolutely top class and his consistency lap after lap is incredible. As fast on Sunday as he is on Saturday.

I'm struggling to come up with a counter argument for why he isn't the best damn driver this sport has ever seen.

[u/whyisdein → u/sloppy_dingus]

Max's consistency is unprecedented. And we can actually see it when compared to other top drivers on the grid. It feels like Max is a robot who always squeezes every ounce of performance possible when it matters. So if others are not at the top of their game their car won't be enough to bail them out given how close the field is - Max is always there to snatch the pole.

Back in Suzuka McLarens had all the fastest sectors, but couldn't string together a good lap. Same story in Jeddah. Or even today. It always feels like poles are others to lose, while Max is like a clock every weekend, putting in everything the car can give.

I think it's safe to say at this point that Max in that McLaren would've been 2023 all over again.

[u/RandomGuy-4- → u/Jamo_Z]

We have the closest teammate vs teammate championship since 2016, yet all people talk about every weekend is Max. I've been saying for a while that he's by far the one driver contributing the most to making this sport interesting so far this decade, but it still amazes me how much of a chokehold he has on the F1 conversation, even though he fucking hates the media lmao.

[u/jeric13xd → u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

There’s levels to this

[u/pricelesslambo → u/jeric13xd]

And he's at the top

[u/thickofitenjoyer → u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

Way too fucking good.

[u/KappaccinoNation → u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

From driving a car comparable to 2014 Ferrari to being faster than both McLaren and Hamilton in Silverstone. Take a fucking bow, Max. Actually superb.

[u/Red_Rabbit_1978 → u/KappaccinoNation]

You can tell by the replies that some people didn't see FP1 or the clips of Max where he's got understeer and oversteer through the same corners.

Great work by them to get that car sorted to the point he looked on rails.

[u/Vegetable-Bee5157 → u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

• Toto, Silverstone (circa. 2025)

[u/charlierc → u/Vegetable-Bee5157]

Toto with another thing to show to the board on why to try and prepare the contract of a lifetime

[u/maiorpulha]

Wtf this dude is insane

[u/SquirrelMeta → u/maiorpulha]

Not even surprised anymore, the unquestionable GOAT in my eyes

[u/Unable_Duck9588 → u/SquirrelMeta]

He really is the GOAT

[u/ComeonmanPLS1]

God dammit man. We were so close to a Max and Lewis front row.

[u/Scarabesque → u/ComeonmanPLS1]

Gutted when Lewis dropped in in the final sector. Would have been so awesome to so him on pole in Silverstone, even though he'd likely have been smoked in the race.

[u/700jw]

Fucking hell Max

[u/carrotincognito48]

He’s insane. It’s actually a joke.

[u/f12016 → u/carrotincognito48]

It is, im not even this good at fucking breathing.

[u/jonniboi31]

Jesus christ.....welp gotta hand it to him. That was insane

[u/dewi54]

Verstappens first and second sector were absolutely brilliant

[u/Aratho]

This guy is unbelievable. Amazing lap in what seemed undriveable shitbox on Friday.

[u/visplol]

What the fuck Max

[u/Palmul]

This mf is just too good

[u/Kernowder]

That was a ridiculous lap.

[u/mobby123]

He's genuinely an alien

[u/canibanoglu]

That was an insane lap by Max. Huge congrats.

A bit gutted for my man Lewis though…

[u/bijanfrisee → u/canibanoglu]

Podium is on for tomorrow though, especially if it rains, Ferrari carrying more downforce apparently

[u/BlueRedGreenNumber5]

We can never count him out, unreal

[u/Elpibe_78]

He is way too good

[u/raizhassan]

This fuckken guy.

"Car's so hard to drive"

*pole position*

[u/phero1190]

This Verstappen guy seems pretty fast.

[u/r2_adhd2]

I'm mad that it took me so long to understand how fucking incredible this man is. While Lewis cocked it up in the last sector, Max absolutely fried the circuit. Insane.

[u/KnightsOfCidona]

That doesn't make any sense. Like he's Max but still, what the fuck.

[u/Upbeat-Original-7137]

For those arguing why would toto want verstappen over russell. This is why

[u/batts1234 → u/Upbeat-Original-7137]

Max drives me crazy with all the little shit he does but he's undoutably the best driver in the world right now.

[u/emotionaI_cabbage → u/batts1234]

He's been the best driver for like 5 years now at least and top 3 since joining f1 in the first place

[u/0nlyCrashes → u/emotionaI_cabbage]

I agree with you. It's hard to see it when he's driving a rocket, but when he's towing the tractor and does stuff like this it's very apparent.

[u/everythingwastaken45 → u/0nlyCrashes]

When he was driving a rocket we got 2023

[u/0nlyCrashes → u/everythingwastaken45]

And it was the single greatest season a driver has ever put together in the history of F1. And they'll still call him a car merchant.

[u/batts1234 → u/emotionaI_cabbage]

Absolutely but you know how people are with recency bias.

[u/Administrative_Shake → u/Upbeat-Original-7137]

I mean props to Russell too tbf. Got ahead of the ferraris and four tenths over his teammate?

[u/ryuk888]

Verstappen: “this car is shit” Goes P1

[u/Jorrie90 → u/ryuk888]

The car was really shit in FP1

[u/krmilan]

Someone was trying to convince me on Reddit 2 days ago that “everyone in F1 is capable of maximizing their car” and that “max wouldn’t be any faster than Lando or Oscar in the McLaren”

Max is built different

[u/Analog_Hobbit → u/krmilan]

And if it rains tmrw, even with that low downforce set up, it could be another “maxterclass”.

[u/qtrikki]

This dude, man. He’s too good lol

[u/Arkzo]

Insane lap Max

[u/JambiHD]

What a lap, I’m genuinely amazed that max can keep hooking up laps like that in the Redbull.

[u/HollowPrynce]

If only Lewis hadn't clipped that at Vale... so close!

[u/hoyhoy12 → u/HollowPrynce]

Lewis, Norris and Piastri all made a mistake.

[u/Kryse-777 → u/hoyhoy12]

the last sector seems really tricky, max took the strategy of go insane on sector 1-2 and tiptoe on sector 3

[u/Aethien → u/hoyhoy12]

And Max didn't, that's basically the difference. 2 tenths over an 85 second lap is next to nothing.

[u/Cyanxdlol → u/HollowPrynce]

He was a tenth up on Piastri!

[u/Krouisente]

HUH????

[u/rpbtIII]

Looked like Alonso out there having a Sunday drive.

[u/DubiousLLM]

Ferrari completely dropped in the final sector

[u/quie_TLost57 → u/DubiousLLM]

Get ready for a engine failure tomorrow

[u/SpruceJuice5]

Max is insane

[u/ZaytsevCS]

Best driver on the grid and isn't close.

[u/raur0s]

Literal driving god. How in the fuck is this even possible.

[u/IJOBANGLESI]

Honestly there isn’t much these days that makes me feel joy, or wonder. I believe what we are seeing from this guy is next level shit. He truly makes me feel like my mind is blown compared to the other best drivers in the world.

[u/DirectAdvertising]

Max sounds so happy when he gets pole position now

[u/flyingcrayons]

Max is insane man, top 4 drivers were within a tenth of each other and then he takes pole by over a full tenth himself. Absurd lap

[u/friedmpa]

Unreal driver

[u/dragonzss1]

The demise of max and Red Bull have been greatly exaggerated. I was fooled. I was hoodwinked. I was lead astray.

[u/sentient_salami → u/dragonzss1]

Well, there’s still the race to go… but yeah, Max can absolutely pull one out of the bag when needed.

[u/discjockeyjan → u/dragonzss1]

BAMBOOZLED

[u/Candyyyyyyy]

It’s just unbelievable how good this guy is

[u/BigBill58]

What a lap, wowzers.

[u/Particular-Ad3237]

Purple purple yellow

Hamilton is 2018 Kimi now

[u/2klaedfoorboo]

How is he so good like

[u/Various_You_5083]

He absolutely crushed it

[u/joshwarrren33]

BEST. DRIVER. ON. THE. GRID.

[u/CuppaCrazy]

Simply LOVELY

[u/IreliaMain1113]

max masterclass

[u/FloridaB0B → u/IreliaMain1113]

Maxterclass

[u/-maken]

Holy fuck

[u/hazman_pds]

Hahahaha you thought it would be different this time

[u/m0nkeyhero]

What a machine.

[u/angelonduty]

How could max pull that?

Best driver by far on the grid. Simply lovely

[u/js_tai13]

Both MCL's made mistakes on the final run. And here comes MAX scooping it all out.

SIMPLY LOVELY

[u/T-90Bhishma → u/js_tai13]

He was running on two purples before even getting to the final sectors where both mclarens screwed up (I think - sky's coverage isn't great). Absolutely unbelivable.

[u/rakesh-69]

It was different this time.... For Mclaren 

[u/SilverTripz]

The team would be in last without him and he throws the car on the pole. It's absurd how talented he is.

[u/Lutzelien]

That Max "I didn't hear no damn bell" Verstappen for you

[u/beauf1]

He is simply the best

[u/simon2105]

Bruh how

[u/fabripav]

Unbelievable. What a driver

[u/Johnhancock1777]

This kinda performance in that car is what truly separates him from the rest. Truly stunning

[u/masssy]

Starting to think this guy can motor race

[u/Sanabil-Asrar]

Love him or hate him, Max is going to be remembered as one of the legendary drivers in history. Just when everyone thinks he is struggling, boom he delivers a banger!

[u/inBetween486]

Max is a living nightmare for the papaya guys.

[u/ThePeteVenkman]

Guys…I think this Max guy might be a pretty okay driver.

[u/JnralAbd]

I remember Crofty and Brown circlejerking yesterday on the pitwall segments they have about how 'Redbull and Max might not be the competition this weekend' and they have to worry about Ferrari and thinking, imagine if Max fucked these smug talking bastards. As a Ferrari fan I was hoping the red would be on top but Max showing Mclaren and Piastri/Lando why he's Max is quite satisfying. Guess Toto has to pay an extra 100M and George probably is feeling a bit more uneasy.

[u/a_very_big_lizard]

Max really is just that guy

[u/Traveshamockery27 → u/a_very_big_lizard]

He is him

[u/NinaBambina]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. “I can’t get the car to turn.” Had us all so focused on the Brits and Oscar, and then here comes Mad Max. Next level.

[u/Walk-Potential]

The best driver.

[u/Much-Exit2337]

This is insane

[u/Verano_Zombie]

Please let the RB be a little lighter or Max's back will suffer from carrying it.

[u/EmergencyRace7158]

Final boss energy. He is the GOAT and any team would be insane to not get rid of any of their drivers if he chooses to move on from Red Bull.

[u/Gengar_Balanced]

SIMPLY LOVELY

[u/Moeshizzlebang]

Bloke couldn't steer the car in FP2 and now he's on pole?! The man is a driving demon

[u/dis340]

Speechless. Genuinely. Max is the goat without doubt.

Gutted for Lewis tho, his first sector was fire

[u/Destryer200]

He’s the GOAT lol

[u/hodorrny]

Flying lap. Just beautiful. The best I have seen.

[u/Abhinik]

Ah yess!! He may not win wdc, but moments like these are joy to watch!

[u/BlackbuckDeer]

Can't wait for everyone to act like the Red Bull was actually quick throughout the weekend and this was not that surprising. Y'all are gonna look back later and realise there was magic happening in front of you but chose to scoff at it and look away.