Max Verstappen explains why he missed Monaco F1 film screening

Max Verstappen explained why he skipped the private Formula -1 film screening for the drivers before the monaco Grand Prix.

On Wednesday evening, the Formula -1 management organized a private tour of the upcoming F1: The film For all 20 F1 drivers and several older figures in a cinema in Monaco in front of the Grand Prix of this weekend.

In the end, 18 of the 20 drivers appeared for the occasion, with the world champion Max Verstappen and the Lance walk by Aston Martin to give the event a failure.

It is known that Verstappen does not particularly enjoy the Hoo-Ha and does not go overboard with media and sponsor activities. But the Dutch does not particularly boycott the event and want to spend more time at home, while Imola, Monaco and Barcelona are a busy triple head.

“I said Fom Way in advance that I wouldn’t be there that evening. They knew about it,” said Verstappen when he was asked why he gave a pass to the screening.

Verstappen, who recently became a father, spent time at home and was also seen online with his team Redline Sim Racing Squad.

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

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“I just wanted to spend more time at home. It wasn’t an obligatory event either, it was just my private time. And I prefer to do this private time at home, especially because they are so much at home in Formula 1.

“I think it’s pretty normal to spend more time at home on days like this. Now that the family is growing, I would prefer to spend more time at home.”

Walk also opened for his absence. “Just like that,” offered the Canadian. “At some point I’ll see it.”

The F1 feature film, which is published in June, plays Damson Idris’ character Joshua Pearce alongside Brad Pitts Sonny Hayes, a retired experienced racing driver who celebrates a comeback for the fictitious APX -GP team.

FOM recently presented the last trailer for the film directed by Joseph Kosinski from Top Gun Maverick. The filming for the film took place at Grands Prix in Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi and Monza, while the legendary McLaren Technology Center in Woking also appears as an APX GP headquarters.

The producers of the film include Top weapon‘S Jerry Bruckheimer and the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who played an advisory role to ensure that the first Hollywood feature of F1 is as authentic as possible. The F1 film will be published internationally from June 25th and on June 27 in North America in Kinos.

Photos by Monaco GP – Thursday