F1 News: Max Verstappen Ventures Away From Formula One As He Takes On Drifting

Max Verstappen has been taught how to drift by legend 'Mad' Mike Whiddett.

Red Bull Racing has shared a new video of two-time F1 champion Max Verstappen getting behind the wheel of the iconic Mazda RX7 of drifter ‘Mad’ Mike Whiddett.

Although Verstappen is in the summer break of Formula One, he doesn't seem to be able to stay away from racing of some sort. The hilarious video shows the Dutch driver being taught how to drift by ‘Mad’ Mike Whiddett with a series of different manoeuvres.

Despite not doing any drifting before, Verstappen seemed to pick it up very quickly, which is probably not that surprising. The pair started with donuts, moved on to the figure of eight before moving to the Scandi flick.

Fans have been loving the opportunity of seeing Verstappen taking on yet another discipline. One fan commented on the YouTube video:

"I literally wished for Max to do this with Mad Mike for years, I think I actually mentioned it in a RB video years and years ago, its finally here! Thank you so much! Max smashed it!!! (As we all knew he would of course)"

Another fan commented on how easy Verstappen made it look. They wrote:

"Max and Mad Mike was not on my Bingo card, but iam so happy its happened. So good to see Max pick up a new discipline of driving and of course he made it look easy, wish i was even half that good first time i went drifting"

The last thing 'Mad Mike' tasked Verstappen with was to hit the hands of cardboard cut-outs of Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner as he drifted around the 'Horner Corner'. The hilarious moment was obviously a hit with fans, with one commenting:

"The Horner Corner cracked me up What a fun video! Thank you for making this happen!"