{"id":213526,"date":"2023-08-26T00:33:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=213526"},"modified":"2023-08-26T00:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:33:39","slug":"max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MAX VERSTAPPEN has reportedly risked police action after he appeared to break the speed limit while driving a \u00a32.3million Aston Martin.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Bull Racing star was filmed driving his Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar through a tunnel during the F1 summer break.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NINTCHDBPICT000839640417.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NINTCHDBPICT000839640413.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/e9787ad2-2b25-4000-a3f9-72e843ba661b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>In the video, Verstappen, 25, can be seen steering the car with one hand as he changes the settings on a monitor.<\/p>\n<p>And after a closer look, it appears that the Dutch-Belgian driver was breaking the speed limit by 18mph.<\/p>\n<p>The A8 motorway which connects Menton to Provence has a limit of 55mph, while Verstappen was seemingly driving at 73mph.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen is also wearing headphones as he drives the car which is believed to be due to how loud the car is.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE ON MOTORSPORT<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/crop-23118972.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>F1 fans demand Verstappen be BANNED for crashing into rival in eSports race<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thesun-free-bets-and-signup-offers.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>All the best free bets &#038; sign up offers for punters right here<\/h3>\n<p>Every Aston Martin Valkyrie comes with a &quot;helicopter grade noise cancelling headset&quot; as the sound can &quot;damage&quot; eardrums.<\/p>\n<p>According to the publication Nice Martin, Verstappen could find himself in trouble with the French authorities.<\/p>\n<p>It claims that if they decide to take action a unit from the General Directorate of the National Gendarmerie\u00a0could start investigating the video.<\/p>\n<p>There are also a couple of other issues in the video, as he stays in the left-hand lane which is not thought to be allowed in the highway code.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Motorsport<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23607643-1692779403576.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>CRASH HORROR <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Racing car driver dies at 24 in horror &#x27;road rage&#x27; crash months before wedding<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/JW-SPORT-PREVIEW-TWINUP-MUNNINGS.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>RALLY DREAM <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I used to present CBeebies &#8211; now I have different job taking on world champions<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-LEWIS-HAMILTON.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>WAITING GAME <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Hamilton yet to sign Mercedes deal during F1 break as sticking point revealed<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RAS-OFF-PLATFORM-GARY-VINES.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>BIKE TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tributes fly in as motorbike racer Gary Vines dies after Manx Grand Prix crash<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS &#8211; BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He is also wearing a headset with a microphone which is reportedly prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>The video has gone viral on social media with viewers slamming the F1 star for &quot;endangering the lives of others&quot; and that the speed difference &quot;can be all the difference needed to harm people&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin have claimed that the Valkyrie is the closest car to an F1 car that can be driven on the road.<\/p>\n<p>It can reach up to speeds of 220mph thanks to its powerful 6.5 litre V12 engine.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen is currently leading the 2023 Driver Standings with 314 points after winning ten of the first 12 races of the season.<\/p>\n<p>He returns to action this weekend at the Dutch GP when F1 returns after the summer break.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23608574\/f1-max-verstappen-police-speeding-aston-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAX VERSTAPPEN has reportedly risked police action after he appeared to break the speed limit while driving a \u00a32.3million Aston Martin. The Red Bull Racing star was filmed driving his Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar through a tunnel during the F1 summer break. In the video, Verstappen, 25, can be seen steering the car with one hand as he changes the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun - Best World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun - Best World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MAX VERSTAPPEN has reportedly risked police action after he appeared to break the speed limit while driving a \u00a32.3million Aston Martin. The Red Bull Racing star was filmed driving his Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar through a tunnel during the F1 summer break. In the video, Verstappen, 25, can be seen steering the car with one hand as he changes the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-26T00:33:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Poulin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Poulin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/\",\"name\":\"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun - Best World News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-26T00:33:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-26T00:33:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sport\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/category\/sport\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/\",\"name\":\"Best World News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"Poulin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4e61f3f3828292a4daf0b7f321ab5a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4e61f3f3828292a4daf0b7f321ab5a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Poulin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun - Best World News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun - Best World News","og_description":"MAX VERSTAPPEN has reportedly risked police action after he appeared to break the speed limit while driving a \u00a32.3million Aston Martin. The Red Bull Racing star was filmed driving his Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar through a tunnel during the F1 summer break. In the video, Verstappen, 25, can be seen steering the car with one hand as he changes the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/","og_site_name":"Best World News","article_published_time":"2023-08-26T00:33:39+00:00","author":"Poulin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Poulin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/","url":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/","name":"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun - Best World News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-08-26T00:33:39+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-26T00:33:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/max-verstappen-facing-police-action-as-clip-emerges-of-f1-world-champion-endangering-lives-in-2-3m-aston-martin-the-sun\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sport","item":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/category\/sport\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Max Verstappen &#x27;facing police action&#x27; as clip emerges of F1 world champion &#x27;endangering lives&#x27; in \u00a32.3m Aston Martin | The Sun"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/","name":"Best World News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"Poulin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4e61f3f3828292a4daf0b7f321ab5a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4e61f3f3828292a4daf0b7f321ab5a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Poulin"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}