#scaned

[mrsracuchslav]

🧙‍♂️🦄

[tyrannosaurus-maxy]

I *just* noticed Brad in the background 😂

[grogumaximus]

[33max]

Thank you for everything mate! All the best in the future. Friends for life! MV

A signed suit that Max gave to his trainer Brad Scanes after they parted ways at the end of 2023.

[browinning7]

Max Verstappen talks with his trainer Bradley Scanes during a red flag delay during the 2023 F1 Grand Prix of Australia.

[maxielonceagain]

Oh Brad, he will be so missed… 🥺❤️

[slowestlap]

Bradley Scanes, Max's trainer during 2020-2023 seasons, did an interview with The Red Flags Podcast (22 Jan 2024)

I took one for the team and transcribed the bits I found interesting enough to share:

[12:40] Talking about the first times Brad met Max and how important it is that you click together well:

I think it's the most important. We had a good conversation in that time, I think the decision probably set on the fact that, for half of the time I was there, he was out driving the car. But I was there, talking to his dad, talking to his family. And really got on with Red Bull and really kinda fit into that mold and did for my whole 4 years with him and it was so nice. And I appreciate Max for this, his dad for this and the rest of the family because I felt part of the family the entire time which was really really nice and you know, we'll stay friends.

[24:00] From what I saw, I saw a guy that was elite. He knew where he wanted to go. You could see the drive, you could see the work ethic. The work ethic was tremendous. And for me it was just, I've gotta create the optimal space for him to be him and him to do him.

[27:30] Talking about flexibility and adaptability being the traits that separates greats from the rest:

He's on the grid being interviewed by two or three different tv stations, or something's happening with the car, he gets in the car and drives exactly the same no matter what's going on. And that's for me what I've seen from the kinda good to great.

[28:25] Was it hard to train him this year when he was so far ahead?

No, no. If anything he was more motivated this year than any year before.

[34:55] I feel like you have to be elite at falling asleep. Is Max like "allright time to go to bed" and he's like "okay [snores]"? Can kinda turn on turn off?

Yeah, he's really good at that.

[48:50] On staying motivated to win:

The mindset to keep winning is there. We love winning and it's what we get out of bed for, it's what we do our work for. We want to win no matter what it is. We going to Monza, going to Belgium, we wanna win that race. We want to win every single race and if the championship comes in the end the championship comes in the end. That's the mentality he has. […] The first one was motivated by winning the first championship, the second one was motivated by seeing off Ferrari and making sure we got the second (wdc) and that we're here to stay. And then the third one we were motivated by winning every single race and setting every single record that we could.

[1:14:55] Talking about other drivers posting tough work out videos while Max posted a lighter work out:

That's the thing actually, it's a conversation we've had before because we have the markers where we need to get to. How you get there doesn't really matter. We managed to do it in the most time efficient way, in the most enjoyable way for Max and how it doesn't impact on the other stuff as much. […] He doesn't like working out, everybody knows that. But when he's in the session he gets after it. It's just shifting that mindset, he might not want to do it ever again but there's not too much encouragement needed actually in session which is always nice. It's nice to work that way.

[1:16:10] If Max pisses you off what exercise are you doing to punish him? What's his least favorite?

Single-leg squats or planks.

[1:17:35] How long can Max plank for?

Decent amount of time. I don't actually remember but we must have hit like 4-5 minutes in pre-season test and a bit longer come summer break.

[thissying]

the last pre-race hug with Brad and the last time getting strapped into the RB19, GP Abu Dhabi, 2023

[mrsracuchslav]

🌿💚🥬🍀

[racingheartstopper]

Brad, Max’s trainer posting lestappen crumbs 😍

[tyrannosaurus-maxy]

Brad asking for an umbrella & max running out into the rain

(isolated audio - tagging this series #audio**)

[grogumaximus]

[33max]

"I’m going to miss you mate. We pushed. We had fun. We won. We accepted nothing less. Maybe I added a few percent here and there but you keep doing you my friend, this is just part of your magical story. Thank you for being part of mine."

“I take care of everything so all Max has to think about is driving the car”

4 years

368 flights

3 world championships

1 great friend

(grandprix247 article / bradleyscanes on Instagram / image by Sam Bloxham / The Measured By Success Physio Podcast / hytro article / image by Kym Illman / essentially sports article / image by Mark Thompson GettyImages)

[justanoval]

just got an MRI today and all i could think about was how i could recreate these sounds in ableton

[maxielonceagain]

NOT BRAD! 😩💔

[imerian]

I have something I need for all of you to see:

Keke rosberg as otters !!!!

Welcome back princess Diana

Put some more under cut🤭 (my favourite one there too)

Smiley otter ^_^

Little addition of nico rosberg starrting as little otter!

Anyway hope you liked this!!!

and if you read this far pls let's be friends i need more ppl to talk to about classic f1😭😭