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I would assume they made this statement because they want to protect their brand and not because they think he is or isn't less likely to cause an accident.

blasphemers 3y ago
I'm pretty sure they know he is a much better driver than anybody else renting the car and is less likely to be in an accident.
- dangus 3y ago
  If he was in an accident the news articles mentioning the car rental brand would probably be worth enough to pay for the car.
- Detrytus 3y ago
  He's also much more likely to drive it at 3x the speed limit. Also, the fact that he's Formula 1 driver actually works against him here: F1 cars that he is used to are far more sophisticated technology, and F1 tracks are not your regular highway, making it easy for Verstappen to end up at the side of the road, after overestimating his Mercedes' capabilities.
  - blasphemers 3y ago
    This may be the most absurd statement I've ever seen on this site.
  - tracerbulletx 3y ago
    You don't think a professional driver at the absolute pinnacle of his profession knows the difference between different types of cars...?
    - iraqmtpizza 3y ago
      I bet he knows fuck all about drum brakes lol. That has zero relevance to his profession. Boomers who have never been within half a mile of a race car know all about drum brakes.
      - dharmab 3y ago
        The man is one of the most obsessed car guys on the planet. Dude tunes his own iRacing setups between race weekends. He knew more about cars at 16 than everyone you and I will know in our lifetimes combined.
        iraqmtpizza 3y ago
        iRacing has you disassemble, modify, and reassemble Pakistani-made truck brakes in VR? Nice!
  - dharmab 3y ago
    Normally, I browse HN with uBlock rule that removes the comments section, because I don't have to see terrible takes like this.
  - cthalupa 3y ago
    Verstappen has more than $6m in street legal high-end cars. He has spent a significant amount of time driving cars with performance quite similar to that Mercedes. Even if this wasn't publicly available information, isn't it quite bizarre to act as if you have some better understanding of the difference between F1 cars and sports cars than one of the best F1 drivers in the world? I would bet you quite significant sums of money that he has spent more time driving cars with performance similar to that Mercedes than you have spent driving an F1 car. We also know that Verstappen races street-legal private cars on tracks during at least some F1 offseasons, something his Red Bull Racing team advisor has shared in interviews with the media. The idea that some internet posters have a better understanding of the risk profile of taking this car onto a track than one of the best racecar drives in the world is some special HN hubris.
- itishappy 3y ago
  Worth noting that being a great driver does not necessarily make one a safe driver. A grandmother who drives 10mph under the speed limit back and forth from church could very easily be less likely to get into a wreck than a professional driver.
  - justahuman74 3y ago
    I think people who drive 10 below increase the risk, as everyone has to weave around them
- Aeolun 3y ago
  I’m fairly certain the skill level issue is overshadowed by the ‘going to race on a track’ issue.
- lostlogin 3y ago
  He has been in a lot more prangs in the last few years than I have in 20+ years of driving. This site counts 29 to March ‘22. But rent a car to him and you might gain something as a business. Rent it to me and you won’t. https://firstsportz.com/formula-one-how-many-car-crashes-has-max-verstappen-had/ https://firstsportz.com/formula-one-how-many-car-crashes-has...
  - blasphemers 3y ago
    Ok, let's throw you on the formula 1 grid and see how well you do. I bet you couldn't even get through a single lap.
    - lostlogin 3y ago
      I agree with you, I couldn’t, but you’ve entirely missed the point. His winning F1 races doesn’t mean much in terms of renting a car, and if it is to count for something, noting his crash rate would seem wise?
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blasphemers 3y ago

I'm pretty sure they know he is a much better driver than anybody else renting the car and is less likely to be in an accident.

dangus 3y ago
If he was in an accident the news articles mentioning the car rental brand would probably be worth enough to pay for the car.
Detrytus 3y ago
He's also much more likely to drive it at 3x the speed limit. Also, the fact that he's Formula 1 driver actually works against him here: F1 cars that he is used to are far more sophisticated technology, and F1 tracks are not your regular highway, making it easy for Verstappen to end up at the side of the road, after overestimating his Mercedes' capabilities.
- blasphemers 3y ago
  This may be the most absurd statement I've ever seen on this site.
- tracerbulletx 3y ago
  You don't think a professional driver at the absolute pinnacle of his profession knows the difference between different types of cars...?
  - iraqmtpizza 3y ago
    I bet he knows fuck all about drum brakes lol. That has zero relevance to his profession. Boomers who have never been within half a mile of a race car know all about drum brakes.
    - dharmab 3y ago
      The man is one of the most obsessed car guys on the planet. Dude tunes his own iRacing setups between race weekends. He knew more about cars at 16 than everyone you and I will know in our lifetimes combined.
      - iraqmtpizza 3y ago
        iRacing has you disassemble, modify, and reassemble Pakistani-made truck brakes in VR? Nice!
- dharmab 3y ago
  Normally, I browse HN with uBlock rule that removes the comments section, because I don't have to see terrible takes like this.
- cthalupa 3y ago
  Verstappen has more than $6m in street legal high-end cars. He has spent a significant amount of time driving cars with performance quite similar to that Mercedes. Even if this wasn't publicly available information, isn't it quite bizarre to act as if you have some better understanding of the difference between F1 cars and sports cars than one of the best F1 drivers in the world? I would bet you quite significant sums of money that he has spent more time driving cars with performance similar to that Mercedes than you have spent driving an F1 car. We also know that Verstappen races street-legal private cars on tracks during at least some F1 offseasons, something his Red Bull Racing team advisor has shared in interviews with the media. The idea that some internet posters have a better understanding of the risk profile of taking this car onto a track than one of the best racecar drives in the world is some special HN hubris.
itishappy 3y ago
Worth noting that being a great driver does not necessarily make one a safe driver. A grandmother who drives 10mph under the speed limit back and forth from church could very easily be less likely to get into a wreck than a professional driver.
- justahuman74 3y ago
  I think people who drive 10 below increase the risk, as everyone has to weave around them
Aeolun 3y ago
I’m fairly certain the skill level issue is overshadowed by the ‘going to race on a track’ issue.
lostlogin 3y ago
He has been in a lot more prangs in the last few years than I have in 20+ years of driving. This site counts 29 to March ‘22. But rent a car to him and you might gain something as a business. Rent it to me and you won’t. https://firstsportz.com/formula-one-how-many-car-crashes-has-max-verstappen-had/ https://firstsportz.com/formula-one-how-many-car-crashes-has...
- blasphemers 3y ago
  Ok, let's throw you on the formula 1 grid and see how well you do. I bet you couldn't even get through a single lap.
  - lostlogin 3y ago
    I agree with you, I couldn’t, but you’ve entirely missed the point. His winning F1 races doesn’t mean much in terms of renting a car, and if it is to count for something, noting his crash rate would seem wise?
    - deleted 3y ago
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