Training to the Max

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We thought about adding a witty caption to this picture of Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen, but then we decided - why should we have all the fun? It's over to you for your funniest suggestions!

When it comes to 'just the facts', this is obviously an arty monochrome shot of Max working out in the gym, and in particular toughening up his neck muscles so that they're up to the job of withstanding the crippling cornering speeds experienced in modern day Formula One cars during a full-length Grand Prix.

Sure, there's hi-tech ways of doing that sort of training - but why waste precious time when you can do it the old-fashioned way between other exercises? The best drivers can probably even fit in forty winks while they're 'resting' in this position!

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.