{"id":12204,"date":"2019-04-12T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=12204"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:59:32","slug":"red-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/red-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Racing Formel-1-Pilot Max Verstappen spricht \u00fcber seine Trainingsroutine"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Red Bull Racing Formel-1-Pilot Max Verstappen spricht \u00fcber seine Trainingsroutine\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/H1-Max-Verstappen.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fred-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fred-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/red-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fred-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cDie PUMA-Schuhe sind die besten, die ich je hatte!\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Red Bull Racing Formel-1-Pilot Max Verstappen spricht \u00fcber seine Trainingsroutine<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">12. April 2019 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Driver Max Verstappen talked about his training routine&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Formula 1 prodigy Max Verstappen made his Formula 1 debut in 2015 when did not even have his regular driver\\u2019s license because he was still too young.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/red-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/red-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/red-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fred-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fred-bull-racing-formula-1-driver-max-verstappen-talked-about-his-training-routine%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Formel-1-Wunderkind Max Verstappen gab sein Formel-1-Deb\u00fct 2015, als er noch nicht einmal einen regul\u00e4ren F\u00fchrerschein hatte, weil er noch zu jung war.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Als er im Alter von 17 Jahren zum ersten Mal in der Formel 1 antrat, war er der <strong>j\u00fcngster Fahrer<\/strong>\u00a0der jemals in der Formel 1 gefahren ist. Nur ein Jahr sp\u00e4ter wurde der j\u00fcngste Punktesammler der <strong>j\u00fcngster Rennsieger:<\/strong> In seinem ersten Rennen f\u00fcr Red Bull Racing gewann er den Gro\u00dfen Preis von Spanien und war damit der j\u00fcngste Sieger eines Grand Prix in der Geschichte der Formel 1. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war er 18 Jahre und 228 Tage alt.<br\/>\n<br\/>4 Jahre und 83 Grand Prix sp\u00e4ter ist Max Verstappen <strong>stand 23 Mal auf dem Podium und gewann 5 Rennen.<\/strong> Max' Vater Jos Verstappen war selbst Formel-1-Fahrer und fuhr 1994 an der Seite von Michael Schumacher in dessen erster Meisterschaftssaison mit Benetton. Auch Max' Mutter war Kartfahrerin. Kein Wunder also, dass Max im Alter von 4 Jahren mit dem Kartsport begann und etwa 12 Jahre sp\u00e4ter in die Formel einstieg.<br\/>\n<br\/>Zwischen den Rennen nahm sich die aktuelle Nummer 3 der Fahrerwertung der Saison 2019 Zeit f\u00fcr einen Besuch im <strong>PUMA-Zentrale<\/strong> in Herzogenaurach, Deutschland, wo er uns \u00fcber seine <strong>Trainingsprogramm.<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Viele Leute wissen das vielleicht nicht, aber Rennfahrer trainieren sehr viel, nicht wahr?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ja, das Problem f\u00fcr uns ist, dass wir <strong>nicht in unseren Autos \u00fcben k\u00f6nnen,<\/strong> weil es einfach begrenzt ist. Wir fahren viel in Simulatoren, aber das ist etwas anderes, weil man die G-Kr\u00e4fte nicht hat. F\u00fcr die Fahrpraxis ist das in Ordnung, aber f\u00fcr das Training des K\u00f6rpers nicht.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie sieht dann ein normaler Trainingstag bei Ihnen aus?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ich gehe nicht gerne ins Fitnessstudio, also habe ich alles, was ich f\u00fcr mein Training brauche, zu Hause: A <strong>Wattbike, ein Ski-Skike,<\/strong> das ist ein bisschen wie beim Skilanglauf, nur dass die <strong>Gewichte<\/strong> und eine Menge <strong>Ausgleichsprodukte.<\/strong> Nat\u00fcrlich d\u00fcrfen wir nicht zu muskul\u00f6s sein, weil wir nicht zu schwer sein d\u00fcrfen. Abgesehen davon, <strong>Nackentraining<\/strong> ist sehr wichtig. Ich habe eine Art Gurt, den ich mir um den Hals h\u00e4nge und alle m\u00f6glichen Bewegungen mache.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie halten Sie Ihre Trainingsroutine aufrecht und wie gehen Sie mit dem Jetlag um, wenn Sie reisen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Das ist eigentlich gar nicht so schwer, weil ich nicht gerne im Fitnessstudio trainiere. Also trainiere ich normalerweise <strong>joggen gehen<\/strong> und die Gegend erkunden. Ich bin sehr gerne drau\u00dfen. Da ich noch jung bin, kann ich auch mit einem Jetlag sehr gut umgehen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Was h\u00e4ltst du von den PUMA-Rennschuhen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>F\u00fcr uns ist das Gef\u00fchl auf dem Pedal das Wichtigste. Die Schuhe m\u00fcssen superd\u00fcnn sein und sich fast wie eine Socke anf\u00fchlen. Ich muss sagen, die PUMA-Schuhe sind die <strong>das Beste, was ich je gegessen habe.<\/strong> Ich trage sie sogar zu Hause in meinem Simulator.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Gro\u00dfer Preis von Spanien 2016<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hohuswdeznA\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"printonly\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"printonly\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hohuswdeznA<\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"hideinprint\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hohuswdeznA\" title=\"YouTube-Video-Player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Max Verstappen<\/h2>\n<p>Max Verstappens erste Erfahrungen in einem Rennwagen machte er im Oktober 2013 auf dem Pembrey Circuit in Wales. Im Jahr 2014 wurde er als <span class=\"text-style-4\">Scuderia Toro Rosso's<\/span> Fahrer f\u00fcr die Formel-1-Saison 2015. F\u00fcr talentierte Fahrer aus dem Red Bull Junior Team gilt Toro Rosso F1 als eine\u00a0<span class=\"text-style-4\">Portal zur Formel 1.<\/span> Im Jahr 2016 bekam Max seine Chance und startete f\u00fcr Red Bull beim Gro\u00dfen Preis von Spanien.\u00a0<strong>\u201d Ich war vor dem Wochenende viel im Simulator, denn das Auto war v\u00f6llig anders als das, das ich vorher gefahren bin, die Sitzposition war anders und es hatte einen anderen Motor. Beim Abschlusstraining musste ich mich an all die verschiedenen Systeme gew\u00f6hnen. Ich h\u00e4tte nie gedacht, dass ich das Rennen gewinnen w\u00fcrde.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"text-style-4\">Treiber-Infos<\/span><\/h4>\n<table class=\"stat-list\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">Team<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">Red Bull Racing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">Land<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">Niederlande<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">Podien<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">Punkte<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">697<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">Eingetragene Grands Prix<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">\u00a083<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">H\u00f6chste Rennplatzierung<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">\u00a01 (x5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">H\u00f6chstes Raster\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text\">Position<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">\u00a02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">Datum der Geburt<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">30\/09\/1997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"stat-key\" scope=\"row\"><span class=\"text\">Ort der Geburt<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"stat-value\">Hasselt, Belgien<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formel-1-Wunderkind Max Verstappen gab sein Formel-1-Deb\u00fct 2015, als er noch nicht einmal einen regul\u00e4ren F\u00fchrerschein hatte, weil er noch zu jung war.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":12209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":16280,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-12204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":12204,"post_author":"24","post_date":"2019-04-12 10:00:07","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-12 08:00:07","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1440,\"height\":940,\"file\":\"2019\/04\/H1-Max-Verstappen.jpg\",\"filesize\":232944,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"H1-Max-Verstappen-300x196.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":196,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":8882},\"large\":{\"file\":\"H1-Max-Verstappen-1024x668.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":668,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":76184},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"H1-Max-Verstappen-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":4292},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"H1-Max-Verstappen-768x501.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":501,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":42093},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"H1-Max-Verstappen-18x12.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":12,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":418}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":12209,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/H1-Max-Verstappen.jpg\",\"title\":\"H1-Max-Verstappen\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.5319148936170213,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022The PUMA shoes are the best I've ever had!\\u0022\",\"content\":\"Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Driver Max Verstappen talked about his training routine\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eFormula 1 prodigy Max Verstappen made his Formula 1 debut in 2015 when did not even have his regular driver\u2019s license because he was still too young.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Competing in Formula 1 at the age of 17 for the first time made him the \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;youngest driver\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u00a0ever to compete in Formula 1. 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I have a kind of harness that I hang around my neck and do all different kinds of movements.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How do you keep a training routine and handle jetlag when you travel?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;It\u2019s actually not too hard, because I don\u2019t like to train in the gym. So usually I \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;go for a run\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; and explore the area. I really like to be outside. Since I\u2019m still young I can also handle a jetlag very well.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What do you think about the PUMA racing shoes?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;For us, the feel on the pedal is the most important thing. The shoes need to be super thin and almost feel like a sock. I have to say the PUMA shoes are the \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;best I\u2019ve ever had.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; I even wear them at home in my simulator.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"Spanish Grand Prix 2016\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-video {\"id\":\"hohuswdeznA\",\"title\":\"Spanish Grand Prix 2016\",\"style\":\"Wide\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003ch2\\u003eMax Verstappen\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003eMax Verstappen\\u0026#8217;s first experience in a racing car was at the Pembrey Circuit in Wales in October 2013. In 2014, he was confirmed as \\u003cspan class=\\u0022text-style-4\\u0022\\u003eScuderia Toro Rosso\\u0026#8217;s\\u003c\/span\\u003e driver for the 2015 Formula 1 season.\u00a0For talented drivers from the\u00a0Red Bull Junior Team, Toro Rosso F1 is regarded as a\u00a0\\u003cspan class=\\u0022text-style-4\\u0022\\u003eportal to Formula 1.\\u003c\/span\\u003e In 2016, Max got his chance and started for Red Bull in the Spanish Grand Prix.\u00a0\\u003cstrong\\u003e\\u0026#8221; I was in the simulator a lot before the weekend, because the\u00a0 car was\u00a0 completely different from the one I was driving before, the seating position was different and it had a different engine. Doing the final practice I had to get used to all the different systems. 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