Verstappen gets head start in mountain bike race against Matt Jones

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13:10, 17 Dec 2022

F1 teams like to take care of their drivers and therefore make sure they do not engage in any dangerous (sporting) activities. Red Bull Racing did allow Max Verstappen to get on a mountain bike and take on Matt Jones.

Verstappen takes on Red Bull athlete on bike

The Dutchman can be seen riding a mountain bike in an Esso promotional video, taking on Red Bull athlete Matt Jones. Jones is a British professional mountain biker and is best known for his successful YouTube channel on which he posts mountain biking videos.

Despite the lead given to Verstappen by the Brit, the Dutchman fails to beat Jones. Although there is not particularly much footage, the video does show Verstappen going through the corners on his bike with a lot of guts.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Verstappen gets head start in mountain bike race against Matt Jones

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