"I don't need to tell them what to do in their private time over the weekend, and it's the same for me."
Verstappen’s participation in a virtual 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps over the Hungarian Grand Prix received a lot of scrutiny.
2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg questioned Verstappen’s decision to stay up so late - revealing Verstappen had only gone to sleep at 3am in the morning having taken part in a sim race. “But no, it's not that I have a ban. I don't need to tell them what to do in their private time over the weekend, and it's the same for me.”Verstappen continued his defence of sim racing until the late hours of the night, stating “it’s not something new”.
“I raced until 3am - it's not something new and, for me, it's something very important in my life,” he added. “There are no other sim races coming up anyway so no-one has to worry about that. But it's always when you don't win the race that you blame it on, 'You were staying up until 3am', or, 'You're one kilo overweight'.
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